Judg 5:8-9 | ESV | STEP | When new gods were chosen , then war was in the gates . Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel ?

Judges 5:8-9

8 ^aWhen new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
^bWas shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?
9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel
who ^coffered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless the Lord.