English Standard Version
Judges 2:1
1Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you,
Judges 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
- New International Version (NIV)The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: “I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you.
Context of Judges 2:1
Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you, 2and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.' But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? 3So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you."
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וַיַּ֧עַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֛ה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל אֶל־הַבֹּכִ֑ים פ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַעֲלֶ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם וָאָבִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ לַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וָאֹמַ֕ר לֹֽא־אָפֵ֧ר בְּרִיתִ֛י אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And an angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- from Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
- to Bochimבֹּכִיםbôkkîym · BochimH1066
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I made you to go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and have broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- you unto the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- which I swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- unto your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- I will neverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- breakפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
- my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
Cross-references for Judges 2:1
- Judges 6:12And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, "The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor."
- Judges 13:3And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.
- Genesis 16:7The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.
- Genesis 22:11But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."
- Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
- Exodus 3:2And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.
- Exodus 14:19Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,
- Exodus 23:20"Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
- Exodus 33:14And he said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
- Joshua 5:13When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Hosea 12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.
- Zechariah 3:1Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- Malachi 3:1"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
- Acts 7:30"Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
- Judges 2:5And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the Lord.
Commentaries on Judges 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1An angel of the Lord - In the preceding chapter we have a summary of several things which took place shortly after the death of Joshua; especially during the time in which the elders lived (that is, the men who were contemporary with Joshua, but survived him), and while the people continued faithful to the Lord. In this chapter, and some parts of the following, we have an account of the same people abandoned by their God and reduced to the heaviest…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The angel of the Lord (not an angel). - The phrase is used nearly 60 times to designate the Angel of God‘s presence. See Genesis 12:7 note. In all cases where “the angel of the Lord” delivers a message, he does it as if God Himself were speaking, without the intervening words “Thus saith the Lord,” which are used in the case of prophets. (Compare Judges 6:8; Joshua 24:2.) When the host of Israel came up from Gilgal in the plain of Jericho, near the Jordan…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The angel of the Lord rebukes the people. (1-5) The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua. (6-23) Verses 1-5 It was the great Angel of the covenant, the Word, the Son of God, who spake with Divine authority as Jehovah, and now called them to account for their disobedience. God sets forth what he had done for Israel, and what he had promised. Those who throw off communion with God, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, know not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Even when Israel was unfaithful, God's promise to Abraham stayed unconditional (Genesis 12:1–3; 17:1–22; compare 2 Timothy 2:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101-3. an angel ... came from Gilgal to Bochim--We are inclined to think, from the authoritative tone of his language, that he was the Angel of the Covenant (Ex 23:20; Jos 5:14); the same who appeared in human form and announced himself captain of the Lord's host. His coming from Gilgal had a peculiar significance, for there the Israelites made a solemn dedication of themselves to God on their entrance into the promised land [Jos 4:1-9]; and the memory of…Read the comment
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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
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