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JudgesWEB
Judges 2:1WEB
Yahweh’s angel came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to give your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:2WEB
You shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You shall break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this?
Judges 2:3WEB
Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’”
Judges 2:4WEB
When Yahweh’s angel spoke these words to all the children of Israel, the people lifted up their voice and wept.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:5WEB
They called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to Yahweh.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:6WEB
Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land.
Judges 2:7WEB
The people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Yahweh that he had worked for Israel.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:8WEB
Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:9WEB
They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
Judges 2:10WEB
After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know Yahweh, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:11WEB
The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and served the Baals.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:12WEB
They abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; and they provoked Yahweh to anger.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:13WEB
They abandoned Yahweh, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:14WEB
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:15WEB
Wherever they went out, Yahweh’s hand was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them; and they were very distressed.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:16WEB
Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:17WEB
Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:18WEB
When Yahweh raised up judges for them, then Yahweh was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it grieved Yahweh because of their groaning by reason of those who oppressed them and troubled them.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:19WEB
But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
Judges 2:20WEB
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:21WEB
I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
Judges 2:22WEB
that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Judges 2:23WEB
So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.