The Deuteronomist's rationale of the period of the Judges begins here. He starts with one of his recurring formulae, did evil in the sight of the Lord, Judges 3:7; Judges 3:12; Judges 4:1; Judges 6:1; Judges 10:6; Judges 13:1; 1 Kings 11:6; 1 Kings 14:22 and often; Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18 etc.

and served the Baalim See on Judges 2:13. The words anticipate the -forsaking of the Lord" in Judges 2:12, and Rd's account of the false worship in Judges 3:7; they look like a gloss on the first half of the verse.

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