Judges 2:5

5 et vocatum est nomen loci illius Flentium sive Lacrimarum immolaveruntque ibi hostias Domino

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 quam ob rem nolui delere eos a facie vestra ut habeatis hostes et dii eorum sint vobis in ruinam

4 cumque loqueretur angelus Domini verba haec ad omnes filios Israhel elevaverunt vocem suam et fleverunt

5 et vocatum est nomen loci illius Flentium sive Lacrimarum immolaveruntque ibi hostias Domino

6 dimisit ergo Iosue populum et abierunt filii Israhel unusquisque in possessionem suam ut obtinerent eam

7 servieruntque Domino cunctis diebus eius et seniorum qui longo post eum vixerunt tempore et noverant omnia opera Domini quae fecerat cum Israhel