Judges 2:5

5 So they named that place Bochim, and there they sacrificed to the Lord.

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 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you; but they shall become adversaries to you, and their gods shall be a snare to you."

4 When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

5 So they named that place Bochim, and there they sacrificed to the Lord.

6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites all went to their own inheritances to take possession of the land.

7 The people worshiped the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is [Weepers]