Judg 8:33 | HCSB | STEP | When Gideon died , the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and made Baal-berith their god .

Judges 8:33

33 When Gideon died, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the ^{▼▼Baal: A fertility god who was the main god of the Canaanite religion and the god of rain and thunderstorms; also the Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband"}Baals and made Baal-berith ^{▼▼Lit Baal of the Covenant, or Lord of the Covenant} their god.