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Judges 2:5
5So they called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Adonai.
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
3Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you, but they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’” 4Now when the angel of Adonai spoke these words to all Bnei-Yisrael, the people lifted up their voice and wept. So they called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Adonai. 6Now when Joshua had sent the people away, Bnei-Yisrael went every man to his inheritance to possess the land. 7Then the people worshipped Adonai all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Adonai that He had done for Israel.
Read all of Judges 2Judges 2:5 word by word
וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֹּכִ֑ים וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 2:5
- Genesis 35:8Then Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died, and was buried below Beth-El, under the oak—so it was named Oak of Weeping.
- Joshua 7:26They raised over him a great heap of stones that stands to this day. Then Adonai turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.
- Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar there to Adonai and called it “Adonai-shalom.” To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Judges 13:19Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering and offered them on the rock to Adonai, and He did something wonderful as Manoah and his wife were watching.
- 1 Samuel 7:9Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to Adonai. Then Samuel cried out to Adonai for Israel and Adonai 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
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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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