Judges 2:5

Judges 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord.

Context of Judges 2:5

3So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” 4When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept. So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD. 6After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. 7And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.

Judges 2:5 word by word

וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֹּכִ֑ים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• So they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• So they calledשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Bochimבֹּכִיםbôkkîym · BochimH1066
• and offered sacrificesזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Judges 2:5

• Genesis 35:8Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
• Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
• Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
• Judges 13:19Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
• 1 Samuel 7:9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

Commentaries on Judges 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They called the name of that place Bochim - The word בכים bochim signifies weepings or lamentations; and is translated by the Septuagint or , bewailings; and it is supposed that the place derived its name from these lamentations of the people. Some think the place itself, where the people were now assembled, was Shiloh, now named Bochim because of the above circumstance. It should be observed, that the angel speaks here in the person of God, by whom he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Bochim - i. e. weepers. It was near Shechem, but the site is unknown. Compare the names given to places for similar reasons in Genesis 35:8; Genesis 50:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The sanctuary was established at Gilgal (Joshua 4:19û20; 5:10). Bokim is an unknown location where an angel of the Lord made an announcement. This announcement caused weeping and an attempt to reverse the judgment by offering a sacrifice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. when the angel of the Lord spake these words ... the people lifted up their voice, and wept--The angel's expostulation made a deep and painful impression. But the reformation was but temporary, and the gratifying promise of a revival which this scene of emotion held out, was, ere long, blasted by speedy and deeper relapses into the guilt of defection and idolatry.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 2:5

• God
• Israel
• Repentance
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Bochim
• Raise
• Sell
• Angel
• Judges, Book of
• Sacrifice

Commentaries on Judges 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings