19 But whenever the judge died, ^dthey turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.

Deborah and Barak

1 And the people of Israel ^zagain did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died.

33 As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel ^eturned again and ^fwhored after the Baals and made Baal-berith their god.

Further Disobedience and Oppression

6 The people of Israel ^bagain did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the ^cBaals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they ^dforsook the Lord and ^edid not serve him.

The Birth of Samson

1 And the people of Israel ^yagain did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the ^zPhilistines for forty years.