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When the Eternal’s messenger spoke these words to Israel, the people wept bitterly. So they named that place Bochim, which means “weeping,” and there they sacrificed to Him.

When Joshua sent the people away, each tribe of Israel went to gain possession of its territorial inheritance.

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

Disobedience and Defeat(C)

After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.