“And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal–berith their god.”
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god — Immediately upon Gideon's death, Israel relapses into idolatry. The phrase 'went a whoring after Baalim' reiterates covenantal adultery. The swiftness shows how fragile the 40-year peace was, how dependent on Gideon's presence.
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