2:1 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 that I swore to give to your forefathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,
2:2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall break down their altars.’ Yet you have disobeyed me. Why have you done this?
2:3 Now therefore I tell you that I will not drive them out before you; they will be thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.”
2:4 When the angel of the LORD had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,
2:5 and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
2:6 After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
2:7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.
2:9 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
2:10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel.
2:11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.
2:12 They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the LORD to anger
2:13 because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
2:14 In his anger against Israel the LORD handed them over to raiders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
2:15 Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.
2:16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.
2:17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD’S commands.
2:18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD had compassion on them as they groaned under those who oppressed and afflicted them.
2:19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
2:20 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said, “Because this nation has violated the covenant that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me,
2:21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
2:22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their forefathers did.”
2:23 The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
2:1 Then the Angel of Jehovah went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And He said, I caused you to go up out from Egypt, and I brought you into the land that I swore to your fathers. And I said, I will never break My covenant with you,
2:2 And you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars. But you did not listen to My voice. What is this that you have done?
2:3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.
2:4 And when the Angel of Jehovah had spoken these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
2:5 And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they offered to Jehovah there.
2:6 Now when Joshua sent the people away, each of the children of Israel went to his own inheritance to possess the land.
2:7 And the people served Jehovah throughout all the days of Joshua and throughout all the days of the elders whose days extended after Joshua s and who saw all the great work of Jehovah that He had done for Israel.
2:8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.
2:9 And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance, in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
2:10 And all that generation as well were gathered to their fathers; and another generation, who did not know Jehovah or the work that He had done for Israel, rose up after them.
2:11 And the children of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah and served the Baals.
2:12 And they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt; and they followed after other gods from among the gods of the peoples who surrounded them; and they worshipped them and provoked Jehovah to anger.
2:13 And they forsook Jehovah and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
2:14 Then the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of plunderers; and they plundered them. And He sold them into the hand of their enemies around them, and they were no longer able to stand before their enemies.
2:15 Whenever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had spoken and as Jehovah had sworn to them; and they were greatly distressed.
2:16 And Jehovah raised up judges, and they saved them out of the hands of those who plundered them.
2:17 Yet they did not listen to their judges either, but they went about as harlots after other gods and worshipped them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, the way of obeying the commandments of Jehovah; this they did not do.
2:18 And when Jehovah raised up judges for them, Jehovah was with the judge, and He saved them from the hand of their enemies throughout all the days of the judge; for Jehovah would be moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and crushed them.
2:19 But when the judge died, they turned and acted more corruptly than their fathers by following after other gods in order to serve them and worship them; they did not cease from any of their practices or from their stubborn way.
2:20 And the anger of Jehovah burned against Israel; and He said, Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers and they do not listen to My voice,
2:21 I for My part will no longer dispossess from before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,
2:22 In order to test Israel through them as to whether or not they will keep the way of Jehovah by walking in it, as their fathers kept it.
2:23 So Jehovah left these nations, not dispossessing them quickly, and did not deliver them into the hand of Joshua.