And an angel of the LORD
came up
from Gilgal
to Bochim
, and said
, I made you to go up
out of Egypt
, and have brought
you unto the land
which I sware
unto your fathers
; and I said
, I will never
break
my covenant
with you.
And ye shall make no league
with the inhabitants
of this land
; ye shall throw down
their altars
: but ye have not obeyed
my voice
: why have ye done
this?
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out
from before
you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides
, and their gods
shall be a snare
unto you.
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
.
And they called the name
of that place
Bochim
: and they sacrificed
there unto the LORD
.
And when Joshua had let the people
go
, the children
of Israel
went
every man
unto his inheritance
to possess
the land
.
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
.
And Joshua the son
of Nun
, the servant
of the LORD
, died
, being an hundred
and ten
years
old
.
And they buried him in the border
of his inheritance
in Timnathheres
, in the mount
of Ephraim
, on the north side
of the hill
Gaash
.
And also all that generation were gathered
unto their fathers
: and there arose
another
generation
after
them, which knew
not the LORD
, nor yet the works
which he had done
for Israel
.
And the children of Israel
did
evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, and served
Baalim
:
And they forsook the LORD
God
of their fathers
, which brought them out
of the land
of Egypt
, and followed
other
gods
, of the gods
of the people
that were round about
them, and bowed
themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD
to anger
.
And they forsook the LORD
, and served
Baal
and Ashtaroth
.
And the anger of the LORD
was hot
against Israel
, and he delivered
them into the hands
of spoilers
that spoiled
them, and he sold
them into the hands
of their enemies
round about
, so that they could
not any longer
stand
before
their enemies
.
Whithersoever they went out, the hand
of the LORD
was against them for evil
, as the LORD
had said
, and as the LORD
had sworn
unto them: and they were greatly
distressed
.
Nevertheless the LORD raised up
judges
, which delivered
them out of the hand
of those that spoiled
them.
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.
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.
And it came to pass, when the judge was dead
, that they returned
, and corrupted
themselves more than their fathers
, in following
other
gods
to serve
them, and to bow down
unto them; they ceased
not from their own doings
, nor from their stubborn
way
.
And the anger of the LORD
was hot
against Israel
; and he said
, Because that this people
hath transgressed
my covenant
which I commanded
their fathers
, and have not hearkened
unto my voice
;
I also will not henceforth drive out
any
from before
them of the nations
which Joshua
left
when he died
:
That through them I may prove Israel
, whether they will keep
the way
of the LORD
to walk
therein, as their fathers
did keep
it , or not.
Therefore the LORD left
those nations
, without
driving them out
hastily
; neither delivered
he them into the hand
of Joshua
.