Judges 2:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto Jehovah.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 35:8 : 8 And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.
Josh 7:26 : 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
Judg 6:24 : 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judg 13:19 : 19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah: and [the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.
1 Sam 7:9 : 9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Judg 2:4
79%
4And it came to pass, when the angel of Jehovah spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
Judg 2:1-2
2 verses
76%
1And the angel of Jehovah came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you:
2and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice: why have ye done this?
Num 25:2
71%
2for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
Josh 7:26
69%
26And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
Josh 8:30-31
2 verses
69%
30Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,
31as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
Judg 20:26
69%
26Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto {H1004} Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.
1 Sam 6:14-15
2 verses
69%
14And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.
15And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto Jehovah.
Judg 21:2
69%
2And the people came to {H1004} Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
Judg 21:4
69%
4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
Judg 2:6
69%
6Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
2 Chr 20:26
68%
26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day.
Hos 11:2
68%
2The more [the prophets] called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Gen 12:8
68%
8And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
Judg 2:11
68%
11And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;
Judg 2:13
68%
13And they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
Judg 6:24
67%
24Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Gen 13:4
67%
4unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
Ezek 20:28-29
2 verses
67%
28For when I had brought them into the land, which I sware to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor, and they poured out there their drink-offerings.
29Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Num 11:34
67%
34And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.
Exod 24:5
67%
5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.
Deut 12:11
67%
11then it shall come to pass that to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Jehovah.
Judg 6:7
67%
7And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah because of Midian,
Gen 22:14
67%
14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.
1 Sam 7:5
67%
5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah.
Judg 6:26
67%
26and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.
Deut 12:5-6
2 verses
67%
5But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
6and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock:
1 Sam 12:10
67%
10And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
Num 22:1
67%
1And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
Deut 16:2
67%
2And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto Jehovah thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Jehovah shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
Num 11:3
66%
3And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
Num 33:49
66%
49And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Gen 33:20
66%
20And he erected there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
Judg 5:2
66%
2For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.
Josh 7:6
66%
6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
Gen 35:15
66%
15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Josh 13:20
66%
20and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
Judg 10:10
66%
10And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.
2 Chr 7:4
66%
4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.
Josh 7:23
66%
23And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before Jehovah.
Josh 5:15
66%
15And the prince of Jehovah's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Judg 1:22
65%
22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
Acts 7:42
65%
42But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Josh 5:9
65%
9And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.
Deut 2:17
65%
17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,