1 Samuel 12:9

Easy To Read Version

“But your ancestors [114] forgot the Lord their God. So the Lord let them become the slaves of Sisera. Sisera was the commander of the army at Hazor. Then the Lord let them become the slaves of the Philistines and the king of Moab. They all fought against your ancestors.

Cross References

Psalm 106:21

God saved our ancestors. {\cf2\super [556]} \par But they forgot all about him.\par They forgot about the God who did\par the miracles in Egypt.\par

Isaiah 63:10

But the people turned against the Lord.\par They made his Holy Spirit very sad.\par So the Lord became their enemy.\par The Lord fought against those people.\par

Jeremiah 2:32

A young woman doesn’t forget her jewelry.\par A bride doesn’t forget the sash for her dress.\par But my people have forgotten me\par too many times to count.\par

Deuteronomy 32:18

You left the Rock (God) who made you; you forgot the God who gave you life.

Deuteronomy 32:30

Can one person chase away 1,000 men? Can two men cause 10,000 men to run away? That will happen only if the Lord gives them to their enemy! That will happen only if their Rock [215] (God) sells them like slaves!

Judges 10:7

So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel. The Lord allowed the Philistine people and the Ammonite people to defeat them.

Judges 13:1

Again the Lord saw the people of Israel doing evil things. So the Lord allowed the Philistine people to rule over them for 40 years.

Judges 2:14

The Lord was angry with the people of Israel. So the Lord let enemies attack the people of Israel and take their possessions. The Lord let their enemies that lived around them defeat them. The people of Israel could not protect themselves from their enemies.

Judges 3:12

Again the Lord saw the people of Israel do evil things. So the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power to defeat the people of Israel.

Judges 3:31

After Ehud saved the people of Israel, another man saved Israel. That man’s name was Shamgar son of Anath. [31] Shamgar used an oxgoad [32] to kill 600 Philistine men.

Judges 4:2

So the Lord allowed Jabin king of Canaan to defeat the people of Israel. Jabin ruled in a city named Hazor. A man named Sisera was the commander of King Jabin’s army. Sisera lived in a town called Harosheth Haggoyim.

1 Samuel 12:15

But if you don’t obey the Lord and if you turn against him, then he will be against you. The Lord will destroy you and your king!