But the people forgot Jehovah their God. So he let the Philistines and the king of Moab and Sisera, commander of the army of the city of Hazor, fight against your ancestors and conquer them.

With their

They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of the scornful mockers.

Therefore I gave them over to their stubborn hearts. They walked in their own counsel.

Brought low

There was war in the land when the Israelites chose new gods. Of the forty thousand men in Israel, did anyone carry shield or spear?

They came with their livestock and tents, as thick as locusts. It was impossible to count the men and their camels. They entered the land and destroyed it.

No blacksmith could be found in all of Israel. In this way the Philistines kept the Hebrews from making swords and spears.

General references

Jehovah said to Moses: Make a snake and put it on a pole. Anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.

Jehovah gave to Israel all the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors he would give them. They took possession of it and settled down there.

For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.