1 Samuel 12:10

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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WEBBE

They cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

BSB

Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’

KJV

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.

ASV

And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

BBE

Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

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וַיִּזְעֲקוּ vai·yiz·'a·ku and they cried out H2199 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·mer and they said H559 חָטָאנוּ cha·ta·nu we have sinned H2398 כִּי ki for H3588 עָזַבְנוּ 'a·zav·nu we have forsaken H5800 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַנַּעֲבֹד va·na·'a·vod and we have served H5647 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַבְּעָלִים ha·be·'a·lim the Baals H1168 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת ha·'ash·ta·rot the Ashtaroth H6252 וְעַתָּה ve·'a·tah and now H6258 הַצִּילֵנוּ ha·tzi·le·nu deliver us H5337 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 אֹיְבֵינוּ 'o·ye·vei·nu enemies our H341 וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ ve·na·'av·de·ka so we may serve you H5647

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–15

The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continue following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we resolve that God shall not rule us, yet he will judge us.

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Afflictions And Adversities Prayer Ashtoreth

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.