Judges 2:19 meaning and explanation

But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Judges 2:19, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits in the prologue that frames the whole book of Judges. The narrator is describing a repeating pattern: God raises up a deliverer, the people enjoy peace while that judge lives, and then they slide back into worship of the Baals and Ashtoreths.

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