And they called the name of that place Bochim.[a] And they sacrificed there to the Lord.

The Death of Joshua

When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. (A)And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. And they buried him within the boundaries of (B)his inheritance in Timnath-heres, (C)in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. 10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.

Israel's Unfaithfulness

11 (D)And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 (E)And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. (F)They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and (G)bowed down to them. (H)And they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They abandoned the Lord (I)and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. 14 (J)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he (K)gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. (L)And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, (M)so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, (N)and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.

The Lord Raises Up Judges

16 (O)Then the Lord raised up judges, (P)who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for (Q)they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. (R)They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, (S)the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. (T)For the Lord was moved to pity by (U)their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But (V)whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. 20 (W)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people (X)have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice,

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Notas al pie

  1. Judges 2:5 Bochim means weepers

and they called that place Bokim.[a](A) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

Disobedience and Defeat(B)

After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.(C)

Joshua son of Nun,(D) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten. And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[b](E) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.(F) 11 Then the Israelites did evil(G) in the eyes of the Lord(H) and served the Baals.(I) 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods(J) of the peoples around them.(K) They aroused(L) the Lord’s anger(M) 13 because they forsook(N) him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.(O) 14 In his anger(P) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(Q) of raiders who plundered(R) them. He sold them(S) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(T) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(U) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(V)

16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[c](W) who saved(X) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(Y) themselves to other gods(Z) and worshiped them.(AA) They quickly turned(AB) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(AC) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(AD) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(AE) because of their groaning(AF) under those who oppressed and afflicted(AG) them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt(AH) than those of their ancestors,(AI) following other gods and serving and worshiping them.(AJ) They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn(AK) ways.

20 Therefore the Lord was very angry(AL) with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant(AM) I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me,

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Notas al pie

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.
  2. Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
  3. Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19