Judges 2:5

2:5 They named that place Bokim ¹  and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.

Judges 8:31

8:31 His concubine, ²  who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech. ³ 

Judges 15:17

15:17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down ⁴  and named that place Ramath Lehi. ⁵ 

Judges 17:1

Micah Makes His Own Religion

17:1 There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country.

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¹ sn Bokim means “weeping ones” and is derived from the Hebrew verb בָּכָא (bakha’, “to weep”).

² sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).

³ sn The name Abimelech means “my father is king.”

⁴ tn Heb “from his hand.”

⁵ sn The name Ramath Lehi means “Height of the Jawbone.”