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The End of an Era

When Joshua dismissed[a] the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory,[b] intending to take possession of the land. The people worshiped[c] the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men[d] who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed[e] all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.[f] Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of 110.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:6 tn Or “sent away.”
  2. Judges 2:6 tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”
  3. Judges 2:7 tn Or “served”; or “followed.”
  4. Judges 2:7 tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”
  5. Judges 2:7 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”
  6. Judges 2:7 tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”

Disobedience and Defeat(A)

After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance. The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.(B)

Joshua son of Nun,(C) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten.

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