Judges 2:5

They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

In Context

4When the LORD’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.

6Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:26They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. The LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called “The valley of Achor” to this day.

Judges 13:19So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.

Matthew Henry on Judges 2:2-6

An Angel Rebukes the Israelites. ( b. c. 1425.) 1 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. 2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as… Read the whole commentary →

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