“And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.”
Judges 10:16 (KJV)
Context Reading
14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15¶ And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.