“And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.”
The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, after Ehud died. — The cycle's renewal after Ehud's death marks the third narrative unit. The formula 'did what was evil in the sight of the LORD' reiterates the apostasy pattern established in chapter 3. The temporal marker 'after Ehud died' emphasizes that covenant fidelity could not survive its charismatic judge, suggesting that Israel's spiritual problems were deeper than leadership gaps.
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