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Judges 2:5 KJV
Judges · chapter 2 · verse 5
And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.Judges 2:5 · King James Version
Judges 2:5 in context
3Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
4And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
5And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
6And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
7And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificedzâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- BochimBôkîymBo-kim, a place in PalestineH1066 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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It was the privilege of Israel that they had not only a law in general sent them from heaven, once for all, to direct them into and keep them in the way of happiness, but that they had particular messages sent them from heaven, as there was occasion, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5