Discovery BoxJudges 2:7 
Context2:7 The people worshiped 1 the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men 2 who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed 3 all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. 4
Judges 2:17
Context2:17 But they did not obey 5 their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped 6 them. They quickly turned aside from the path 7 their ancestors 8 had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. 9
1 tn Or “served”; or “followed.”
2 tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”
3 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”
4 tn Heb “the great work of the
5 tn Or “did not listen to.”
6 tn Or “bowed before.”
7 tn Or “way [of life].”
8 tn Or “fathers.”
9 tn Heb “…walked, obeying the
