There was peace in Israel for 40 years during the life of Gideon. As soon as Gideon died of old age, the Israelites again turned to worship the false god Baal-Berith and ignored the family of Gideon.
insufficiency - (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally. inability, unfitness - lacking the power to perform. pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases.
1 : the quality or state of being insufficient: such asa : lack of mental or moral fitness : incompetence the insufficiency of this person for public officeb : lack of adequate supply insufficiency of provisionsc : lack of physical power or capacity; especially : inability of an organ or body part to function normally renal insufficiency.