Now athe angel of the LORD
came
up from Gilgal
to bBochim
. And he said
, " cI brought
you up out of Egypt
and led
you into the land
which
I have sworn
to your fathers
; and I said
, ` dI will never
break
My covenant
with you,
and as for you, ayou shall make no
covenant
with the inhabitants
of this
land
; byou shall tear
down
their altars
.' But you have not 1obeyed
Me; what
is this
you have done
?
"Therefore I also said
, ` aI will not drive
them out before
you; but they will 1become
bas thorns in your sides
and their gods
will be a snare
to you.' "
When the angel of the LORD
spoke
these
words
to all
the sons
of Israel
, the people
lifted
up their voices
and wept
.
So they named that place
1Bochim
; and there
they sacrificed
to the LORD
.
aWhen Joshua had dismissed
the people
, the sons
of Israel
went
each
to his inheritance
to possess
the land
.
The people served
the LORD
all
the days
of Joshua
, and all
the days
of the elders
who
1survived
Joshua
, who
had seen
all
the great
work
of the LORD
which
He had done
for Israel
.
Then Joshua the son
of Nun
, the servant
of the LORD
, died
at the age
of one hundred
and ten
.
And they buried him in the territory
of ahis inheritance
in Timnath-heres
, in the hill
country
of Ephraim
, north
of Mount
Gaash
.
All that generation
also
were gathered
to their fathers
; and there arose
another
generation
after
them who
adid not know
the LORD
, nor
yet
the work
which
He had done
for Israel
.
Then the sons of Israel
did
aevil
in the sight
of the LORD
and 1served
the bBaals
,
and athey forsook the LORD
, the God
of their fathers
, who had brought
them out of the land
of Egypt
, and followed
other
gods
from among the gods
of the peoples
who
were around
them, and bowed
themselves down
to them; thus they provoked
the LORD
to anger
.
So they forsook the LORD
and aserved
Baal
and the Ashtaroth
.
aThe anger of the LORD
burned
against Israel
, and He gave
them into the hands
of plunderers
who plundered
them; and bHe sold
them into the hands
of their enemies
around
them, so that they could
no
longer
stand
before
their enemies
.
Wherever they went
, the hand
of the LORD
was against them for evil
, as the LORD
had spoken
and aas the LORD
had sworn
to them, so that they were severely
distressed
.
aThen the LORD raised
up judges
1who delivered
them from the hands
of those who plundered
them.
Yet they did not listen
to their judges
, for they played
the harlot
after
other
gods
and bowed
themselves down
to them. They turned
aside
quickly
from the way
ain which
their fathers
had walked
in obeying
the commandments
of the LORD
; they did
not do
as their fathers.
When the LORD
raised
up judges
for them, athe LORD
was with the judge
and delivered
them from the hand
of their enemies
all
the days
of the judge
; for the LORD
was bmoved
to pity
by their groaning
because
of those who oppressed
and afflicted
them.
But it came about when the judge
died
, that they would turn
back
and act
more
corruptly
than
their fathers
, in following
other
gods
to serve
them and bow
down
to them; they did not abandon
their practices
or their stubborn
ways
.
aSo the anger of the LORD
burned
against Israel
, and He said
, "Because
this
nation
has transgressed
My covenant
which
I commanded
their fathers
and has not listened
to My voice
,
aI also will no
longer
drive
out before
them any
of the nations
which
Joshua
left
when he died
,
in order to atest
Israel
by them, whether they will keep
the way
of the LORD
to walk
in it as their fathers
1did
, or
not."
So the LORD allowed those
nations
to remain
, not driving
them out quickly
; and He did not give
them into the hand
of Joshua
.