Hakim-hakim 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ¹  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ²  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ³  with you,

Hakim-hakim 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ⁴  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ⁵  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ⁶  their ancestors ⁷  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁸ 

[2:1]  ¹ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Or “did not listen to.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Or “bowed before.”

[2:17]  ⁶ tn Or “way [of life].”

[2:17]  ⁷ tn Or “fathers.”

[2:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”