“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates; was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel? — The lament 'When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates' indicates that religious apostasy correlated with military invasion and warfare at city gates. The question 'was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?' suggests that military equipment had been confiscated or lost during the servitude period, emphasizing Israel's helplessness before Canaanite domination.
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