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And as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the Israelites,[a] the people wept bitterly.[b] And they called the name of this place Bokim,[c] and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.

Joshua Dies

And Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites[d] went each to their[e] own inheritance to take possession of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:4 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Judges 2:4 Literally “lifted up their voices and they wept”
  3. Judges 2:5 “Bokim” means “weepers”
  4. Judges 2:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Judges 2:6 Hebrew “his”

When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(A) and they called that place Bokim.[a](B) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

Disobedience and Defeat(C)

After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.