1 Samuel 12:10

Repentance Sin

⁸ When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

⁹ But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’

¹¹ So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

¹² But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
KJV: And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
WEB: They cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
ASV: And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
DARBY: And they cried to Jehovah and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths; and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
BLB: And they cried out to YHWH and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken YHWH and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. Now snatch us up from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.’

ÅB: Da ropte de til Herren og sa: Vi har syndet! Vi har forlatt Herren og tjent Ba'alene og Astartebildene; men redd oss nå av våre fienders hånd, så vil vi tjene deg!
OTB: Da ropte de til Herren og sa: ‘Vi har syndet, fordi vi har forlatt Herren og tjent Ba’alene og Astartene; men nå, frels oss fra våre fienders hånd, så vil vi tjene Deg.’
B1930: Da ropte de til Herren og sa: Vi har syndet! Vi har forlatt Herren og tjent Ba'alene og Astarte-billedene; men redd oss nu av våre fienders hånd, så vil vi tjene dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Judges 2:13
for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
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Judges 10:10
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
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Judges 3:7
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
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Judges 10:15–16
“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
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Judges 3:9
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
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Judges 6:7
Now when the Israelites cried out to the LORD because of Midian,
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Psalms 106:44
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
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Judges 4:3
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
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