Judges 2:6 (LSB)

Passage

Then Joshua sent the people away, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:4 So it happened that when the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Judges 2:5 So they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.

Judges 2:6 Then Joshua sent the people away, and the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.

Judges 2:7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who saw all the great work of Yahweh which He had done for Israel.

Judges 2:8 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died at the age of 110.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "sent", "people", "away", "sons", "israel", "went", and "each". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "So they named that place Bochim and..." into verse 7's "And the people served Yahweh all the...", so "joshua" and "sent" 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 "joshua" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.