Judges 2:5

Therefore they called the name of that place, Bochim, and offered sacrifices there vnto the Lord.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And when the Angel of the Lord spake these wordes vnto all the children of Israel, the people lift vp their voyce, and wept.

6Now when Ioshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went euery man into his inheritance, to possesse the land.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:26And they cast vpon him a great heape of stones vnto this day: and so the Lord turned from his fierce wrath: therefore hee called the name of that place, The valley of Achor, vnto this day.

Judges 13:19Then Manoah tooke a kid with a meate offering, and offered it vpon a stone vnto the Lord: and the Angell did wonderously, whiles Manoah and his wife looked on.

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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