Verse 2

Judges 2:2

New Living Translation

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2 For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם לֹֽא תִכְרְת֤וּ בְרִית֙ לְ/יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָ/אָ֣רֶץ הַ/זֹּ֔את מִזְבְּחוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם תִּתֹּצ֑וּ/ן וְ/לֹֽא שְׁמַעְתֶּ֥ם בְּ/קֹלִ֖/י מַה זֹּ֥את עֲשִׂיתֶֽם

English Translation

And you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars. But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done?

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Chapter 2 Context

1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of... Focus ↗

2 For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you...

3 So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns... Focus ↗

4 When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. Focus ↗

5 So they called the place Bokim (which means “weeping”), and they offered sacrifices there to the LOR... Focus ↗

6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted t... Focus ↗

7 And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived hi... Focus ↗

8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110. Focus ↗

9 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim,... Focus ↗

10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember... Focus ↗

11 The Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight and served the images of Baal. Focus ↗

12 They abandoned the LORD, the God (Elohim) of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. The... Focus ↗

13 They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. Focus ↗

14 This made the LORD burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their... Focus ↗

15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the LORD fought against them, causing them to be defeated, jus... Focus ↗

16 Then the LORD raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. Focus ↗

17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How qui... Focus ↗

18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from... Focus ↗

19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who ha... Focus ↗

20 So the LORD burned with anger against Israel. He said, “Because these people have violated my covena... Focus ↗

21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. Focus ↗

22 I did this to test Israel — to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the LORD as their an... Focus ↗

23 That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 2 (23 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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