Judg 2:14-16, 1Sa 12:9-11, Psa 106:42 | ESV | STEP | So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel , and he gave them over to plunderers , who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies , so that they could no longer withstand their enemies .

Judges 2:14-16

14 ^aSo the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he ^bgave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. ^cAnd he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, ^dso that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, ^eand as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.

The Lord Raises Up Judges

16 ^fThen the Lord raised up judges, ^gwho saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

1 Samuel 12:9-11

9 But ^hthey forgot the Lord their God. ⁱAnd he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, ^{▼▼Septuagint the army of Jabin king of Hazor} ^kand into the hand of the Philistines, ^land into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. 10 ^mAnd they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord ⁿand have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now ^odeliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ 11 And the Lord sent ^pJerubbaal ^qand Barak ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew Bedan} ^sand Jephthah and ^tSamuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety.

Psalms 106:42

42 Their enemies ^uoppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.