And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
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As soon as Gideon was dead, who kept the people to the worship of the God of Israel, they found themselves under no restraint; then they went after Baalim, and showed no kindness to the family of Gideon. No wonder if those who forget their God, forget their friends.