They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
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They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
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And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
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And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.
Cross-references (15)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 12:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 2:13 They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
- Judges 10:10 The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”
- Judges 3:7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
- Judges 3:9 When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
- Judges 10:15-16 The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.” They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Judges 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
- Judges 4:3 The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.
- Judges 6:7 When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian,
- 1 Samuel 7:2 From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
- Psalms 78:34-35 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly. They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
- Psalms 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
- Isaiah 26:16 Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
- Isaiah 33:22 For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.
- Luke 1:74-75 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died. He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 12:10 And they cried unto the LORD, and…
1Sa 12:10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
Ver. 10. And they cried unto the Lord.] Lachrymas angustiae exprimit Crux; lachrymas poenitentiae Peccatum. Misery is the best art of memory; God whippeth his stragglers home by weeping cross.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they cried unto the Lord,.... When in the…
And they cried unto the Lord,.... When in the hands of their enemies, and in bondage to them, and cruelly oppressed by them:
and said, we have sinned; the word for "said" is in the Cetib, or written text, singular, and in the Keri, or marginal reading, plural; and may signify, that everyone of them had a sense of their sin, and made acknowledgment of it; their confession was universal, as their sin was:
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because we have forsaken the Lord; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum:
and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth; See Gill on Jdg 2:11; see Gill on Jdg 2:13.
but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee; they did not ask for a king to go before them, and fight their battles, as they did now, but applied to the Lord for deliverance, promising to serve him as their King and their God.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. And they cried unto the Lord] The resemblance…
10. And they cried unto the Lord] The resemblance of the language to Jdg_10:10 is so close as to lead us to suppose that the compiler of Samuel had the book of Judges before him, or at any rate that the words are derived from a common source. Cp. also Jdg_2:18; Jdg_3:15; Jdg_4:3; Jdg_6:7.
Baalim and Ashtaroth] See note on 1Sa_7:3.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And they cried unto the Lord.—As soon as…
(10) And they cried unto the Lord.—As soon as they were convinced of their sin and rebellion, and accused themselves, and returned to their old allegiance, their invisible King, ever full of pity and tender compassion, forgave them, and sent them quick deliverance.
And have served Baalim and Ashtaroth.—Baal and Ashtaroth were the well-known leading Phœnician deities; the worship, with most of its details, was imported probably from Carthage, the great Phœnician centre. The temple of Baal-shemesh, the Sun god, at Carthage, was renowned in that luxurious and splendid city. (For a detailed and picturesque account of the worship and ritual of Baal at Carthage, see M. Gustave Flaubert’s romance of Salômbo.) Baal and Ashtaroth, the Greek Astarté, were probably originally worshipped simply as the sun and moon. The plural form refers to the various personifications and different titles of the god and goddess.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain We have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth. I.e.…
We have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth. I.e. the numerous Baals and Astartes, which were worshipped under various titles by the heathen. For though representing the same power, each people had their own epithets for their own particular personification of the god. (see 1Sa_7:4)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They cried out to Yahweh
They cried out to Yahweh
"They" refers to the nation of Israel.
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Jerub Baal
This is sometimes translated Jerubbaal. This is a name of godly honor and strength to fight the false god.
Yahweh sent ... and gave you victory
Samuel is telling the story of what God did after the people's confession of sin and plea for help. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Jerub Baal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel
These are the names of some judges that God raised up. Samuel included himself in this list. (See: How to Translate Names)
have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths
Serving here is referring to acting worshipful towards the false gods. AT: "have worshiped false gods and goddesses" (See: Metonymy)
the hand of our enemies
This statement is using "hand" to refer to power. AT: "the power or control of our enemies" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
Yahweh
sin
forsake
servant
Baal
adversary
send
life
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:10 Then they cried to the Lord: Sometimes only…
12:10 Then they cried to the Lord: Sometimes only suffering turns people’s hearts toward God. During the period of the judges, Israel repeatedly went through cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and rescue. • Baal and Ashtoreth: When people turn away from God, they inevitably turn to idols (see 7:3; Judg 2:13; 10:6). • An attitude such as if you will rescue us turns worship into a debased bargain, in which God must perform some action to a person’s liking. God deserves obedience and worship because he is God, not because of favors he can perform.
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