Judges 2:5

5 So that place was called Bokim. The people offered sacrifices to the LORD there.

Judges 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 2:5

And they called the name of that place Bochim
Which signifies "weepers", from the general lamentation of the people, which before had another name; very probably it was Shiloh itself since all Israel was gathered together, the tabernacle being now at Shiloh, and also because sacrifices were offered up, as follows:

and they sacrificed there unto the Lord;
to atone for the sins they had committed; and if they did this in the faith of the great sacrifice of the Messiah, they did well; however, so far there was an acknowledgment of their, guilt, and a compliance with the appointments of God directed to in such cases.

Judges 2:5 In-Context

3 I have something to tell you. I will not drive those people out to make room for you. They will be like thorns in your sides. Their gods will be a trap to you."

4 The angel of the LORD spoke those things to all of the people of Israel. Then the people began to sob out loud.

5 So that place was called Bokim. The people offered sacrifices to the LORD there.

6 Joshua sent the people of Israel away. Then they went to take over the land. All of them went to their own shares of land.

7 The people served the LORD as long as Joshua lived. They also served him as long as the elders lived. Those were the elders who lived longer than Joshua did. They had seen all of the great things the LORD had done for Israel.