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Judges 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 21

1 And the Angel of Jehovah came up from Gilgal to The Place of Weeping, and said, I caused you to come up out of Egypt and brought you into the land which I had sworn to your fathers, and said, I will not break My covenant with you forever.

2 And you, you shall cut no covenant with the ones living in this land. You shall break down their altars. Yet you have not listened to My voice. What is this you have done?

3 And I also have said, I shall not dispossess them before you, and they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall become a snare to you.

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Chapter Summary

The Angel of Jehovah rebukes the people at The Place of Weeping (Bochim). 6 The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua. 14 Jehovah's anger and pity toward them. 20 The Canaanites are left as a test of Israel.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
שָׁפַט judges (deliverers) H8199 · TWOT 2443
נָסָה to test H5254 · TWOT 1373
בַּעַל the Baals H1168 · TWOT 262a
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת the Ashtoroth (goddesses) H6252 · TWOT 1718b
מוֹקֵשׁ snare H4170 · TWOT 906c

People & Context

Joshua

Son of Nun, servant of Jehovah, whose death at 110 ends the faithful generation and opens the era of the judges

The Angel of Jehovah

He came up from Gilgal to Bochim to rebuke Israel for breaking covenant by sparing the Canaanites

Timeline

Rebuke by the Angel of Jehovah

The Angel of Jehovah rebukes Israel at The Place of Weeping for making covenants with the inhabitants and not destroying their altars.

Judges 2:1-3
Israel Weeps and Sacrifices

Upon hearing the Angel's rebuke, the Israelites weep, name the location The Place of Weeping, and offer sacrifices to Jehovah.

Judges 2:4-5
Joshua Dismisses the People

Joshua sends the people away, and the sons of Israel go to their respective inheritances to possess the land.

Judges 2:6

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