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Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

The angel of the Lord[a] 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.[b] I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.’[c] But you have disobeyed me.[d] Why would you do such a thing?[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:1 sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.
  2. Judges 2:1 tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”
  3. Judges 2:2 tn Heb “their altars.”
  4. Judges 2:2 tn Heb “you have not listened to my voice.”
  5. Judges 2:2 tn Heb “What is this you have done?”

The Angel of the Lord at Bokim

The angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal(B) to Bokim(C) and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt(D) and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.(E) I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,(F) and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(G) but you shall break down their altars.(H)’ Yet you have disobeyed(I) me. Why have you done this?

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