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Judges 2:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 2:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not Jehovah, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not Jehovah, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.
Judges 2:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And 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.
8And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
9And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not Jehovah, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.
11And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;
12and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.
13And they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers, etc.] Were dead and buried, that is, the greatest part of those that were contemporaries with the elders that outlived Joshua; for they might not be all dead, at least not all that came out of Egypt, and still less all that came into the land of Canaan; for, according to the computation of Ben Gersom, the time of Joshua and the elders were but twenty seven years; and there were no more than sixty seven years from their coming out of Egypt to this time; and no doubt there were men living of eighty years of age and more, but these might be but few: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord; so as to…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“All that generation - i. e. the main body of those who were grown-up men at the time of the conquest of Canaan. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Knew not - Which had no experimental, nor serious and affectionate knowledge of God, or of his works. Judges 2:11”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am cir, 2590, bc cir, 1414, An, Ex, Is, cir, 77, gathered. Gen 15:15, Gen 25:8, Gen 25:17, Gen 49:33; Num 27:13; Deu 31:16; Sa2 7:12; Act 13:36 knew not: Exo 5:2; Sa1 2:12; Ch1 28:9; Job 21:14; Psa 92:5, Psa 92:6; Isa 5:12; Jer 9:3; Jer 22:16, Jer 31:34; Gal 4:8, Gal 4:9; Th2 1:8; Tit 1:16 Judges 2:11”
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