Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said , “ I brought you up - out of Egypt and led - you into the land that I had promised to your fathers , and I said , ‘ I will never ... break My covenant with you ,
and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land , but you shall tear down their altars. ’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done ?
So now I tell you that I will not drive out (these people) - before you ; they will be (thorns) sides , and their gods will be a snare
- When the angel of the LORD - had spoken these words to all the Israelites ... , the people - lifted up their voices and wept.
So they called ... that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
After Joshua - had dismissed the people , the Israelites ... went out to take possession of - the land , each to his own inheritance.
And the people - served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua - (and) - of the elders who outlived ... ... (him) , who had seen - all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
And Joshua - son of Nun , the servant of the LORD , died at the age ... of 110 ....
They buried him in the land of his inheritance , vvv at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim , north of Mount Gaash.
After that whole generation - had also been gathered to their fathers , another generation rose up who did not know - the LORD or - the works that He had done for Israel.
And the Israelites ... - did evil in the sight of the LORD and served - the Baals.
Thus they forsook - the LORD , the God of their fathers , who had brought them - out of the land of Egypt , and they followed after various ... gods of the peoples around them. - They bowed down and provoked - the LORD {to anger} ,
for they forsook - Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel , and He delivered them into the hands vvv of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around , whom they were no longer able to resist ... -.
Wherever - (Israel) marched out , the hand of the LORD was to bring calamity , just as He - vvv had sworn ... So they were greatly distressed ....
Then the LORD raised up Judges - , who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
(Israel,) however , did not listen to their Judges -. Instead , they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down 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) ....
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge (He) was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge ... was still alive ... ; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
But when the judge ... died , the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers , going after other gods to serve them and bow down They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel , and He said , “ Because - this - nation has transgressed the covenant - I laid down - for their fathers and has not heeded My voice ,
- I will no longer drive out before them ... any of the nations - Joshua - left when he died.
In this way I will test - whether ... Israel - - will keep the way of the LORD by walking as ... their fathers did. ”
That is why the LORD - had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately - by delivering them into the hand of Joshua -.