1. Juges 2:6–3:6 (NEG79)
  2. Structure et plan

The way in which Judges 2:6–3:6 points ahead

Juges 2:6–3:6 (NEG79)

6 Josué renvoya le peuple, et les enfants d'Israël allèrent chacun dans son héritage pour prendre possession du pays.

This section introduces the reader to the book’s central part (Judges 3:7 – 16:31); its report, The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord (Judges 2:11), provides the organizing formula for this main section (see Judges 3:7, Judges 3:12; Judges 4:1; Judges 6:1; Judges 10:6; Judges 13:1).1