Judges 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

And the people had serued the Lord al the dayes of Ioshua, and all the dayes of the Elders that outliued Ioshua, which had seene all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:5 Therefore they called the name of that place, Bochim, and offered sacrifices there vnto the Lord.

Judges 2:6 Now when Ioshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went euery man into his inheritance, to possesse the land.

Judges 2:7 And the people had serued the Lord al the dayes of Ioshua, and all the dayes of the Elders that outliued Ioshua, which had seene all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel.

Judges 2:8 But Ioshua the sonne of Nun the seruant of the Lord dyed, when he was an hundreth and ten yeeres olde:

Judges 2:9 And they buryed him in the coastes of his inheritance, in Timnath-heres in mount Ephraim, on the Northside of mount Gaash.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "serued", "lord", "dayes", "ioshua", "elders", and "outliued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "serued", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Now when Ioshua had sent the people..." into verse 8's "But Ioshua the sonne of Nun the...", so "people" and "serued" 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 "people" and "serued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.