“They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.”
Judges 10:16 (WEB)
Context Reading
14Go and cry to the gods which you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress!” 15The children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, today.” 16They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah. 18The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”