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Judges 2:6-23
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Judges 2:6-23
English Standard Version
The Death of Joshua
6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. 7 (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. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. 9 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, 21 (Y)I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, 22 in order (Z)to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.” 23 So the Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
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Judges 2:6-23
New American Standard Bible
Judges 2:6-23
New American Standard Bible
Joshua Dies
6 (A)When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land. 7 The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who [a]survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel. 8 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 9 And they buried him in the territory of (B)his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and another generation rose up after them who (C)did not know the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.
Israel Serves the Baals
11 Then the sons of Israel did (D)evil in the sight of the Lord and [b]served the (E)Baals, 12 and (F)they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed other gods from the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them; so they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They abandoned the Lord and (G)served Baal and the Ashtaroth. 14 (H)Then the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He handed them over to plunderers, and they plundered them; and (I)He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand [c]against their enemies. 15 Wherever they went, the hand of the Lord was against them for [d]evil, as the Lord had spoken and (J)just as the Lord had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.
16 (K)Then the Lord raised up judges [e]who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they [f]committed infidelity with other gods and bowed down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way (L)in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do the same as their fathers. 18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, (M)the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was (N)moved to pity by their groaning because of those who tormented and oppressed them. 19 But it came about, when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their obstinate ways. 20 (O)So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has violated My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice, 21 (P)I in turn will no longer drive out from them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, 22 in order to (Q)test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers [g]did, or not.” 23 So the Lord allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not hand them over to Joshua.
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- Judges 2:7 Lit prolonged days after
- Judges 2:11 Or worshiped
- Judges 2:14 Lit before
- Judges 2:15 Or misfortune
- Judges 2:16 Lit and they
- Judges 2:17 I.e., against God
- Judges 2:22 Lit kept
Judges 2:6-23
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Judges 2:6-23
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Disobedience and Defeat(A)
6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. 7 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.(B)
8 Joshua son of Nun,(C) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten. 9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[a](D) 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.(E) 11 Then the Israelites did evil(F) in the eyes of the Lord(G) and served the Baals.(H) 12 They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods(I) of the peoples around them.(J) They aroused(K) the Lord’s anger(L) 13 because they forsook(M) him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.(N) 14 In his anger(O) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands(P) of raiders who plundered(Q) them. He sold them(R) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.(S) 15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them(T) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.(U)
16 Then the Lord raised up judges,[b](V) who saved(W) them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted(X) themselves to other gods(Y) and worshiped them.(Z) They quickly turned(AA) from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands.(AB) 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(AC) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(AD) because of their groaning(AE) under those who oppressed and afflicted(AF) them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt(AG) than those of their ancestors,(AH) following other gods and serving and worshiping them.(AI) They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn(AJ) ways.
20 Therefore the Lord was very angry(AK) with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant(AL) I ordained for their ancestors and has not listened to me, 21 I will no longer drive out(AM) before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. 22 I will use them to test(AN) Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.” 23 The Lord had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.(AO)
Footnotes
- Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)
- Judges 2:16 Or leaders; similarly in verses 17-19
Judges 2:6-23
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Judges 2:6-23
New Living Translation
The Death of Joshua
6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. 7 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.
8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 9 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah[a] in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Israel Disobeys the Lord
10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
11 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight and served the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord. 13 They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. 14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them. 15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.
The Lord Rescues His People
16 Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. 17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands.
18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
20 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel. He said, “Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, 21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. 22 I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.” 23 That is why the Lord left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.
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- 2:9 As in parallel text at Josh 24:30; Hebrew reads Timnath-heres, a variant spelling of Timnath-serah.
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