Judges 2:5 (DBY)

Passage

And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [scourges] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Judges 2:4 And it came to pass, when the Angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and wept.

Judges 2:5 And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to Jehovah.

Judges 2:6 And Joshua dismissed the people, and the children of Israel went every man to his inheritance to possess the land.

Judges 2:7 And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders whose days were prolonged after Joshua, who had seen all the great works of Jehovah, which he had done for Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "name", "place", "bochim", "sacrificed", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And it came to pass when the..." into verse 6's "And Joshua dismissed the people and the...", so "called" and "name" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.