“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.”
They did not drop any of the ways of their ancestors, but continued in them. — This concluding clause reiterates the theme of persistent idolatry despite repeated divine intervention. The phrase 'ways of their ancestors' suggests that idolatry had become culturally transmitted and normalized across generations. The verb 'continued in them' indicates not accidental persistence but deliberate maintenance of syncretic practices.
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