Chapter 2

And an angel of the LORD came up⁴ from Gilgal to Bochim, and said,⁴ I made you to go up⁵⁵ out of Egypt, and have brought⁵⁵ you unto the land which I sware⁸ unto your fathers; and I said,⁴ I will never ⁵⁷⁶⁹ break⁵⁵ my covenant with you.

And ye shall make⁴ no league with the inhabitants⁶ of this land; ye shall throw down⁴ their altars: but ye have not obeyed¹ my voice: why have ye done¹ this?

Wherefore I also said,¹ I will not drive them out¹⁷ from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake¹⁵ these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up⁴ their voice, and wept.⁴

And they called⁴ the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed⁴ there unto the LORD.

And when Joshua had let the people go,¹⁷ the children of Israel went⁴ every man unto his inheritance to possess² the land.

And the people served⁴ the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived^{52 3117 310} Joshua, who had seen¹ all the great works of the LORD, that he did¹ for Israel.

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died,⁴ [being] an hundred and ten years old.

And they buried⁴ him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

And also all that generation were gathered⁸ unto their fathers: and there arose⁴ another generation after them, which knew¹ not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done¹ for Israel.

And the children of Israel did⁴ evil in the sight of the LORD, and served⁴ Baalim:

And they forsook⁴ the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out⁵⁶ of the land of Egypt, and followed^{4 310} other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed¹⁰¹ themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.⁵⁵

And they forsook⁴ the LORD, and served⁴ Baal and Ashtaroth.

And the anger of the LORD was hot⁴ against Israel, and he delivered⁴ them into the hands of spoilers⁶ that spoiled⁴ them, and he sold⁴ them into the hands of their enemies⁶ round about, so that they could¹ not any longer stand² before their enemies.⁶

Whithersoever they went out,¹ the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said,¹⁴ and as the LORD had sworn⁸ unto them: and they were greatly distressed.⁴

Nevertheless the LORD raised up⁵⁵ judges,⁶ which delivered⁵⁵ them out of the hand of those that spoiled⁶ them.

And yet they would not hearken¹ unto their judges,⁶ but they went a whoring¹ after other gods, and bowed¹⁰¹ themselves unto them: they turned¹ quickly out of the way which their fathers walked¹ in, obeying² the commandments of the LORD; [but] they did¹ not so.

And when the LORD raised them up⁵² judges,⁶ then the LORD was with the judge,⁶ and delivered⁵² them out of the hand of their enemies⁶ all the days of the judge:⁶ for it repented¹¹ the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed⁵ them and vexed⁶ them.

And it came to pass, when the judge⁶ was dead, [that] they returned,⁴ and corrupted⁵² [themselves] more than their fathers, in following^{2 310} other gods to serve² them, and to bow down⁹⁹ unto them; they ceased⁵² not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

And the anger of the LORD was hot⁴ against Israel; and he said,⁴ Because that this people hath transgressed¹ my covenant which I commanded¹⁴ their fathers, and have not hearkened¹ unto my voice;

I also will not henceforth⁵⁵ drive out⁵³ any from before them of the nations which Joshua left¹ when he died:⁴

That through them I may prove¹⁵ Israel, whether they will keep⁶ the way of the LORD to walk² therein, as their fathers did keep¹ [it], or not.

Therefore the LORD left⁵⁵ those nations, without driving them out⁵³ hastily; neither delivered¹ he them into the hand of Joshua.