Judges 2 · Verse 5

Judges 2:5

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
Judges 2:5, King James Version

Judges 2:5 in other translations

BSBSo they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
WEBThey called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed there to the LORD.
ASVAnd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto Jehovah.
YLTand they call the name of that place Bochim, and sacrifice there to Jehovah.
DARBYAnd they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to Jehovah.
BBEAnd they gave that place the name of Bochim, and made offerings there to the Lord.
WebsterAnd they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

What does Judges 2:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 2:4-5

4-5. when the angel of the Lord spake these words ... the people lifted up their voice, and wept--The angel's expostulation made a deep and painful impression. But the reformation was but temporary, and the gratifying promise of a revival which this scene of emotion held out, was, ere long, blasted by speedy and deeper relapses into the guilt of defection and idolatry.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 They called the name of that place Bochim - The word בכים bochim signifies weepings or lamentations; and is translated by the Septuagint Κλαυθυων or Κλαυθυωνες, bewailings; and it is supposed that the place derived its name from these lamentations of the people. Some think the place itself, where the people were now assembled, was Shiloh, now named Bochim because of the above circumstance. It should be observed, that the angel speaks here in the person of God, by whom he was sent; as the prophets frequently do.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 2:1-5

It was the great Angel of the covenant, the Word, the Son of God, who spake with Divine authority as Jehovah, and now called them to account for their disobedience. God sets forth what he had done for Israel, and what he had promised. Those who throw off communion with God, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, know not what they do now, and will have nothing to say for themselves in the day of…

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Judges 2:5 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.

וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they calledH7121
שֵֽׁם\־shem-[the] name ofH8034
הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
בֹּכִ֑יםbo.KhimBokimH1066
וַיִּזְבְּחוּ\־vai.yiz.be.chu-and they sacrificedH2076
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃\ \פla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Judges 2:5

  • Genesis 35:8

    But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.

  • 1 Samuel 7:9

    And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him.

  • Judges 13:19

    So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.

  • Joshua 7:26

    And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Judges 6:24

    Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah–shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bochim. that is, Weepers.
Ge 35:8; Jos 7:26
they sacrificed.
6:24; 13:19; 1Sa 7:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 2:4

    And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

  • Judges 2:5

    And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.

  • Judges 2:6

    And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

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Judges 2:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llamaron por nombre aquel lugar Bochîm: y sacrificaron allí á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils appelèrent le nom de ce lieu-là Bokim; et ils sacrifièrent là à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie gaben selbigem Orte den Namen Bochim. Und sie opferten daselbst dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et vocatum est nomen loci illius, Locus flentium, sive lacrimarum: immolaveruntque ibi hostias Domini.