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Now I will tell you this: ‘I will not force out the people in this land. They will become your enemies. Their gods will become a trap for you.’”

After the angel gave Israel this message from the Lord, they cried loudly. So they named the place Bokim.[a] There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 Bokim This name means “crying.”

And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(A) they will become traps(B) for you, and their gods will become snares(C) to you.’”

When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(D) and they called that place Bokim.[a](E) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.