Judges 2 Free Bible Version
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1 The angel of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the people, “I led you out of the land of Egypt and brought you to this land that I promised to your forefathers, and I said I would never break the agreement I made with you.
1 Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
2 I also told you not to make any agreements with the people living in the land and to tear down their altars. But you refused to obey what I said. Why did you do this?
2 You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?
3 I also warned you, ‘I will not drive them out before you, and they will be snares for you, and their gods will be traps for you.’”
3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
4 After the angel of the Lord had explained this to all the Israelites, the people wept out loud.
4 When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
5 That's why they named the place Bokim, and they presented sacrifices there to the Lord.
5 They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
6 After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their allotted land.
6 Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
7 The people continued to worship the Lord throughout Joshua's life, and throughout the lifetimes of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all the wonderful things that the Lord had done for Israel.
7 The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
8 Joshua, son of Nun, servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.
8 Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
9 They buried him in Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash, the land he had been allocated.
9 They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
10 Once that generation had passed away, the generation that followed did not know the Lord, or what he had done for Israel.
10 After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
11 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and they worshiped the Baals.
11 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.
12 They deserted the Lord, the God of their forefathers, who had led them out of Egypt. They followed other gods, bowing down in worship to the gods of the peoples around them, making the Lord angry.
12 They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
13 They deserted the Lord and worshiped Baal and Ashtaroth idols.
13 They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
14 Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
14 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
15 Whenever Israel went into battle, the Lord fought against them and defeated them, just as he had warned them and as he had vowed he would do. They were in a great deal of trouble.
15 Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
16 Then the Lord provided them with judges, who saved them from their invaders.
16 Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
17 But even so, they refused to listen to their judges, and prostituted themselves by following other gods, bowing down in worship to them. They quickly abandoned the way their forefathers had followed, and they did not obey the Lord's commandments as their forefathers had.
17 Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
18 When the Lord provided Israel with judges over Israel, he was with each judge and saved the people from their enemies during that judge's lifetime, because the Lord felt sorry for his people, who groaned under their oppressors and persecutors.
18 When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
19 But when the judge died, the people relapsed, and did worse things even than their forefathers, following other gods and worshiping them. They refused to give up what they were doing and held to their stubborn ways.
19 But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
20 As a result the Lord became angry with Israel and he told them, “Because this nation has broken the agreement I ordered their forefathers to obey, and has not paid attention to what I said,
20 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
21 from now on I won't drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
21 I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
22 This is in order to use them to test Israel to see if they will keep the way of the Lord and follow it as their forefathers did.”
22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
23 This is the reason why the Lord allowed those nations to remain, and didn't immediately drive them out by handing them over to Joshua.
23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 20:2; Genesis 17:7–8; Exodus 23:20; Leviticus 26:42; Psalm 105:44–45
- 2 Deuteronomy 7:2–4; Jeremiah 2:36; Jeremiah 2:5; Ezra 9:1–3; Deuteronomy 7:16
- 3 Joshua 23:13; Numbers 33:55; Psalm 106:36; Exodus 23:33; Judges 3:6
- 4 2 Corinthians 7:10; James 4:9; Zechariah 12:10; Ezra 10:1; Proverbs 17:10
- 5 Genesis 35:8; 1 Samuel 7:9; Judges 13:19; Joshua 7:26; Judges 6:24
- 6 Joshua 24:28–31; Joshua 22:6
- 7 Philippians 2:12; Joshua 24:31; 2 Kings 12:2; 2 Chronicles 24:14–22; 2 Chronicles 24:2
- 8 Joshua 24:29–30
- 9 Joshua 19:50; Joshua 24:30
- 10 1 Samuel 2:12; Titus 1:16; Exodus 5:2; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Jeremiah 31:34
- 11 Judges 10:6; Judges 4:1; Judges 3:7; Judges 6:1; 1 Kings 18:18
- 12 Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 29:25; Deuteronomy 6:14–15; Deuteronomy 29:18
- 13 Judges 10:6; Psalm 106:36; Judges 3:7; 1 Corinthians 10:20–22; 1 Samuel 31:10
- 14 Psalm 106:40–42; 2 Kings 17:20; Deuteronomy 32:30; Deuteronomy 31:17–18; Judges 4:2
- 15 Joshua 23:15–16; Deuteronomy 28:15–68; Leviticus 26:14–46; Jeremiah 18:8; 1 Samuel 30:6
- 16 Acts 13:20; Psalm 106:43–45; 1 Samuel 12:11; Nehemiah 9:27; Judges 3:15
- 17 Deuteronomy 9:12; Galatians 1:6; Judges 2:7; Hosea 2:2; Revelation 17:1–5
- 18 Deuteronomy 32:36; Joshua 1:5; Exodus 2:24; Psalm 106:44–45; Hosea 11:8
- 19 Judges 8:33; Judges 4:1; Judges 3:11–12; 2 Chronicles 24:17–18; Matthew 23:32
- 20 Judges 2:14; Joshua 23:16; Ezekiel 20:37; Exodus 24:3–8; Judges 3:8
- 21 Joshua 23:13; Judges 2:3; Ezekiel 20:24; Judges 3:3
- 22 Deuteronomy 8:2; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 13:3; Proverbs 17:3; Genesis 22:1
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