Judges 2:7 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 2:7

And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.

BSB

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ASV

And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

KJV

And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel.

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON JUDGES 1.4 (253)

It mentions "the days of the elders who knew all the works of the Lord." Who is the person who "knows all the works of the Lord," except the one who does them himself?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord that he did for Israel. In Egypt, at the Red sea, in the wilderness, at the river Jordan, and in the land of Canaan; See Gill on Jos 24:31. The Jews (a) say, the elders died on the fifth of Shebet, which answers to part of January and part of February, on which account a fast was kept on that day. (a) Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580. sect.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

If Joshua was about 80 at the entrance into Canaan, 30 years would bring us to the close of his life. The “elders” would be all that were old enough to take part in the wars of Canaan Jdg 3:1-2; and therefore, reckoning from the age of 20 to 70, a period of about 50 years may be assigned from the entrance into Canaan to the death of the elders, or 20 years after the death of Joshua. The great works of the Lord - The overthrow of the Canaanite nations.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ	vai.ya.'av.Du	and they served	H5647 →
הָעָם֙	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כֹּ֖ל	kol	all	H3605 →
יְמֵ֣י	ye.Mei	[the] days of	H3117 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ	ye.ho.Shu.a'	Joshua	H3091 →
וְכֹ֣ל׀	ve.Khol	and all	H3605 →
יְמֵ֣י	ye.Mei	[the] days of	H3117 →
הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים	ha.ze.ke.Nim	the old [men]	H2205 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ	he.'e.Ri.khu	they made long	H748 →
יָמִים֙	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ	ye.ho.Shu.a'	Joshua	H3091 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
רָא֗וּ	ra.'U	they had seen	H7200 →
אֵ֣ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה	ma.'a.Seh	[the] work of	H4639 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
הַגָּד֔וֹל	ha.ga.Dol	<the> great	H1419 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עָשָׂ֖ה	'a.Sah	he had done	H6213 →
לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	le.Yis.ra.'El	for Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
leads to
- 2 Peter 1:5–10
  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- Luke 13:23–24
  “Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Hebrews 4:11
  Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
- 1 Peter 2:11
  Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Through
2 Chronicles 24:2
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 25:2
  And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17–22
  After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Joshua 24:31
Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:2
  And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Judges