Judges 2 · Verse 17

Judges 2:17

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.
Judges 2:17, King James Version

Judges 2:17 in other translations

BSBIsrael, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
WEBYet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying the LORD’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
ASVAnd yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not so.
YLTand also unto their judges they have not hearkened, but have gone a-whoring after other gods, and bow themselves to them; they have turned aside with haste out of the way in which their fathers walked to obey the commands of Jehovah--they have not done so.
DARBYBut they did not even hearken to their judges, for they went a whoring after othergods, and bowed themselves to them; they turned quickly out of the way that their fathers had walked in, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; they did not so.
BBEBut still they would not give ear to their judges, but went after other gods and gave them worship; quickly turning from the way in which their fathers had gone, keeping the orders of the Lord; but they did not do so.
WebsterAnd yet they would not hearken to their judges, but they went astray after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

What does Judges 2:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 2:11-19

Jud 2:11-19. Wickedness of the New Generation after Joshua. 11-19. the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord--This chapter, together with the first eight verses of the next [Jud 2:11-3:8], contains a brief but comprehensive summary of the principles developed in the following history. An attentive consideration of them, therefore, is of the greatest importance to a right understanding of the strange…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Went a whoring after other gods - Idolatry, or the worship of strange gods, is frequently termed adultery, fornication, and whoredom, in the sacred writings. As many of their idolatrous practices were accompanied with impure rites, the term was not only metaphorically but literally proper.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 2:6-23

We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as mean and miserable by forsaking God, as they would have been great and happy if they had continued faithful to him. Their punishment answered to the evil they had done. They served the gods of the nations round about them, even the meanest, and God made them serve the princes of the nations round…

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Judges 2:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְגַ֤םve.Gamand alsoH1571
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.Hemjudges theirH8199
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
שָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uthey listenedH8085
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
זָנ֗וּza.Nuthey acted as prostitutesH2181
אַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiafterH310
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed downH7812
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
סָ֣רוּSa.ruthey turned asideH5493
מַהֵ֗רma.HerquicklyH4118
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhthe wayH1870
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
הָלְכ֧וּha.le.Khuthey had walkedH1980
אֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.Tamfathers theirH1
לִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'to obeyH8085
מִצְוֹת\־mitz.vot-[the] commandments ofH4687
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
עָ֥שׂוּ'A.suthey didH6213
כֵֽן\׃KhensoH3651

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 2:17

  • Deuteronomy 9:12

    And the Lord said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.

  • Galatians 1:6

    I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

  • Judges 2:7

    And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel.

  • Hosea 2:2

    Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

  • Revelation 17:1-5

    And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: …

  • Psalms 106:39

    Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

  • 1 Samuel 8:5-8

    And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

  • Joshua 24:31

    And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 12:19

    And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

  • 1 Samuel 12:17

    Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16

    And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Joshua 24:24

    And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they would.
1Sa 8:5-8; 12:12,17,19; 2Ch 36:15,16; Ps 106:43
whoring.
Ex 34:15,16; Le 17:7; Ps 73:27; 106:39; Ho 2:2; Re 17:1-5
quickly.
Ex 32:8; De 9:12,16; Ga 1:6
which their.
7; Jos 24:24,31

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Context

  • Judges 2:16

    Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

  • Judges 2:17

    And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.

  • Judges 2:18

    And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

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Judges 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tampoco oyeron á sus jueces, sino que fornicaron tras dioses ajenos, á los cuales adoraron: apartáronse bien presto del camino en que anduvieron sus padres obedeciendo á los mandamientos de Jehová; mas ellos no hicieron así.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais, même leurs juges, ils ne les écoutèrent pas; car ils se prostituèrent après d’autres dieux et se prosternèrent devant eux; ils se détournèrent vite du chemin où leurs pères avaient marché en écoutant les commandements de l’ Éternel: ils ne firent pas ainsi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber auch ihren Richtern gehorchten sie nicht, denn sie hurten anderen Göttern nach und warfen sich vor ihnen nieder; sie wichen schnell ab von dem Wege, den ihre Väter gewandelt waren, indem sie den Geboten Jehovas gehorchten; sie taten nicht also.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
fornicantes cum diis alienis, et adorantes eos. Cito deseruerunt viam, per quam ingressi fuerant patres eorum: et audientes mandata Domini, omnia fecere contraria.