10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  They worshiped ²  the Baals and the Ashtars, ³  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ⁴  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ⁵  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ⁶  him. 10:7 The Lord was furious with Israel ⁷  and turned them over to ⁸  the Philistines and Ammonites. 10:8 They ruthlessly oppressed ⁹  the Israelites that eighteenth year ¹⁰  – that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead. 10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ¹¹  Israel suffered greatly. ¹² 

10:10 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: “We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped ¹³  the Baals.” 10:11 The Lord said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 10:12 the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian ¹⁴  when they oppressed you? ¹⁵  You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power. ¹⁶  10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ¹⁷  other gods, I will not deliver you again. 10:14 Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!” ¹⁸  10:15 But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, ¹⁹  but deliver us today!” ²⁰  10:16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned ²¹  and worshiped ²²  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ²³