After Ehud died, the people of Israel sinned against the LORD again.

Once again the people of Israel sinned against the LORD, so he let the people of Midian rule them for seven years.

The Israelites sinned against the LORD again, and he let the Philistines rule them for forty years.

whose people were wicked and sinned against the LORD.

Er's conduct was evil, and it displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.

Following the disgusting practices of the nations whom the LORD had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the LORD.

He sacrificed his sons in Hinnom Valley as burnt offerings. He practiced divination and magic and consulted fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the LORD and stirred up his anger.

(SEE 8:2)

The people of Israel forgot the LORD their God; they sinned against him and worshiped the idols of Baal and Asherah.

Once again the Israelites sinned against the LORD by worshiping the Baals and the Astartes, as well as the gods of Syria, of Sidon, of Moab, of Ammon, and of Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and stopped worshiping him.

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD and said, "We have sinned against you, for we left you, our God, and worshiped the Baals."

So the Israelites got rid of their idols of Baal and Astarte, and worshiped only the LORD.

"I'm not the troublemaker," Elijah answered. "You are---you and your father. You are disobeying the LORD's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal.

and followed the example of the kings of Israel. He had metal images of Baal made,

He rebuilt the pagan places of worship that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He built altars for the worship of Baal, made images of the goddess Asherah, and worshiped the stars.

How can you say you have not defiled yourself, that you have never worshiped Baal? Look how you sinned in the valley; see what you have done. You are like a wild camel in heat, running around loose,

Instead, they have been stubborn and have worshiped the idols of Baal as their ancestors taught them to do.

I will punish her for the times that she forgot me, when she burned incense to Baal and put on her jewelry to go chasing after her lovers. The LORD has spoken.

I will give back to her the vineyards she had and make Trouble Valley a door of hope. She will respond to me there as she did when she was young, when she came from Egypt.

I will never let her speak the name of Baal again.