Judges 2:11 (DRB)

Passage

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim

Nearby Context

Judges 2:9 And they buried him in the borders of his possession in Thamnathsare, in Mount Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaas.

Judges 2:10 And all that generation was gathered to their fathers: and there arose others that knew not the Lord and the works which he had done for Israel.

Judges 2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim

Judges 2:12 And they left the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger,

Judges 2:13 Forsaking him, and serving Baal and Astaroth

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "israel", "evil", "sight", "lord", "served", and "baalim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And all that generation was gathered to..." into verse 12's "And they left the Lord the God...", so "children" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.