1:1 Now after 310 the death 4194 of Joshua 3091 it came to pass, that the children 1121 of Israel 3478 asked 7592 8799 the LORD 3068, saying 559 8800, Who shall go up 5927 8799 for us against the Canaanites 3669 first 8462, to fight 3898 8736 against them?

1:2 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799, Judah 3063 shall go up 5927 8799: behold, I have delivered 5414 8804 the land 776 into his hand 3027.

1:3 And Judah 3063 said 559 8799 unto Simeon 8095 his brother 251, Come up 5927 8798 with me into my lot 1486, that we may fight 3898 8735 against the Canaanites 3669; and I likewise will go 1980 8804 with thee into thy lot 1486. So Simeon 8095 went 3212 8799 with him.

1:4 And Judah 3063 went up 5927 8799; and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 8799 the Canaanites 3669 and the Perizzites 6522 into their hand 3027: and they slew 5221 8686 of them in Bezek 966 ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376.

1:5 And they found 4672 8799 Adonibezek 137 in Bezek 966: and they fought 3898 8735 against him, and they slew 5221 8686 the Canaanites 3669 and the Perizzites 6522.

1:6 But Adonibezek 137 fled 5127 8799; and they pursued 7291 8799 after 310 him, and caught 270 8799 him, and cut off 7112 8762 his thumbs 931 3027 and his great toes 7272.

1:7 And Adonibezek 137 said 559 8799, Threescore and ten 7657 kings 4428, having their thumbs 931 3027 and their great toes 7272 cut off 7112 8794, gathered 3950 8764 [their meat] under my table 7979: as I have done 6213 8804, so God 430 hath requited 7999 8765 me. And they brought 935 8686 him to Jerusalem 3389, and there he died 4191 8799.(their thumbs…: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet)(gathered: or, gleaned)

1:8 Now the children 1121 of Judah 3063 had fought 3898 8735 against Jerusalem 3389, and had taken 3920 8799 it, and smitten 5221 8686 it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, and set 7971 8765 the city 5892 on fire 784.

1:9 And afterward 310 the children 1121 of Judah 3063 went down 3381 8804 to fight 3898 8736 against the Canaanites 3669, that dwelt 3427 8802 in the mountain 2022, and in the south 5045, and in the valley 8219.(valley: or, low country)

1:10 And Judah 3063 went 3212 8799 against the Canaanites 3669 that dwelt 3427 8802 in Hebron 2275: (now the name 8034 of Hebron 2275 before 6440 [was] Kirjatharba 7153:) and they slew 5221 8686 Sheshai 8344, and Ahiman 289, and Talmai 8526.

1:11 And from thence he went 3212 8799 against the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Debir 1688: and the name 8034 of Debir 1688 before 6440 [was] Kirjathsepher 7158:

1:12 And Caleb 3612 said 559 8799, He that smiteth 5221 8686 Kirjathsepher 7158, and taketh 3920 8804 it, to him will I give 5414 8804 Achsah 5915 my daughter 1323 to wife 802.

1:13 And Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073, Caleb's 3612 younger 6996 brother 251, took 3920 8799 it: and he gave 5414 8799 him Achsah 5915 his daughter 1323 to wife 802.

1:14 And it came to pass, when she came 935 8800 [to him], that she moved 5496 8686 him to ask 7592 8800 of her father 1 a field 7704: and she lighted 6795 8799 from off [her] ass 2543; and Caleb 3612 said 559 8799 unto her, What wilt thou?

1:15 And she said 559 8799 unto him, Give 3051 8798 me a blessing 1293: for thou hast given 5414 8804 me a south 5045 land 776; give 5414 8804 me also springs 1543 of water 4325. And Caleb 3612 gave 5414 8799 her the upper 5942 springs 1543 and the nether 8482 springs 1543.

1:16 And the children 1121 of the Kenite 7017, Moses' 4872 father in law 2859 8802, went up 5927 8804 out of the city 5892 of palm trees 8558 8677 5899 with the children 1121 of Judah 3063 into the wilderness 4057 of Judah 3063, which [lieth] in the south 5045 of Arad 6166; and they went 3212 8799 and dwelt 3427 8799 among 854 the people 5971.

1:17 And Judah 3063 went 3212 8799 with Simeon 8095 his brother 251, and they slew 5221 8686 the Canaanites 3669 that inhabited 3427 8802 Zephath 6857, and utterly destroyed 2763 8686 it. And the name 8034 of the city 5892 was called 7121 8799 Hormah 2767.

1:18 Also Judah 3063 took 3920 8799 Gaza 5804 with the coast 1366 thereof, and Askelon 831 with the coast 1366 thereof, and Ekron 6138 with the coast 1366 thereof.

1:19 And the LORD 3068 was with Judah 3063; and he drave out 3423 8686 [the inhabitants of] the mountain 2022; but could not 3808 drive out 3423 8687 the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the valley 6010, because they had chariots 7393 of iron 1270.(drave…: or, possessed the mountain)

1:20 And they gave 5414 8799 Hebron 2275 unto Caleb 3612, as Moses 4872 said 1696 8765: and he expelled 3423 8686 thence the three 7969 sons 1121 of Anak 6061.

1:21 And the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 did not drive out 3423 8689 the Jebusites 2983 that inhabited 3427 8802 Jerusalem 3389; but the Jebusites 2983 dwell 3427 8799 with the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 in Jerusalem 3389 unto this day 3117.

1:22 And the house 1004 of Joseph 3130, they also went up 5927 8799 against Bethel 1008: and the LORD 3068 [was] with them.

1:23 And the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 sent to descry 8446 8686 Bethel 1008. (Now the name 8034 of the city 5892 before 6440 [was] Luz 3870.)

1:24 And the spies 8104 8802 saw 7200 8799 a man 376 come forth 3318 8802 out of the city 5892, and they said 559 8799 unto him, Shew 7200 8685 us, we pray thee, the entrance 3996 into the city 5892, and we will shew 6213 8804 thee mercy 2617.

1:25 And when he shewed 7200 8686 them the entrance 3996 into the city 5892, they smote 5221 8686 the city 5892 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; but they let go 7971 8765 the man 376 and all his family 4940.

1:26 And the man 376 went 3212 8799 into the land 776 of the Hittites 2850, and built 1129 8799 a city 5892, and called 7121 8799 the name 8034 thereof Luz 3870: which [is] the name 8034 thereof unto this day 3117.

1:27 Neither did Manasseh 4519 drive out 3423 8689 [the inhabitants of] Bethshean 1052 and her towns 1323, nor Taanach 8590 and her towns 1323, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Dor 1756 and her towns 1323, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Ibleam 2991 and her towns 1323, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Megiddo 4023 and her towns 1323: but the Canaanites 3669 would 2974 8686 dwell 3427 8800 in that land 776.

1:28 And it came to pass, when Israel 3478 was strong 2388 8804, that they put 7760 8799 the Canaanites 3669 to tribute 4522, and did not utterly 3423 8687 drive them out 3423 8689.

1:29 Neither did Ephraim 669 drive out 3423 8689 the Canaanites 3669 that dwelt 3427 8802 in Gezer 1507; but the Canaanites 3669 dwelt 3427 8799 in Gezer 1507 among 7130 them.

1:30 Neither did Zebulun 2074 drive out 3423 8689 the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Kitron 7003, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Nahalol 5096; but the Canaanites 3669 dwelt 3427 8799 among 7130 them, and became tributaries 4522.

1:31 Neither did Asher 836 drive out 3423 8689 the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Accho 5910, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Zidon 6721, nor of Ahlab 303, nor of Achzib 392, nor of Helbah 2462, nor of Aphik 663, nor of Rehob 7340:

1:32 But the Asherites 843 dwelt 3427 8799 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776: for they did not drive them out 3423 8689.

1:33 Neither did Naphtali 5321 drive out 3423 8689 the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Bethshemesh 1053, nor the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Bethanath 1043; but he dwelt 3427 8799 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776: nevertheless the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Bethshemesh 1053 and of Bethanath 1043 became tributaries 4522 unto them.

1:34 And the Amorites 567 forced 3905 8799 the children 1121 of Dan 1835 into the mountain 2022: for they would not suffer 5414 8804 them to come down 3381 8800 to the valley 6010:

1:35 But the Amorites 567 would 2974 8686 dwell 3427 8800 in mount 2022 Heres 2776 in Aijalon 357, and in Shaalbim 8169: yet the hand 3027 of the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 prevailed 3513 8799, so that they became tributaries 4522.(prevailed: Heb. was heavy)

1:36 And the coast 1366 of the Amorites 567 [was] from the going up 4608 to Akrabbim 4610, from the rock 5553, and upward 4605.(the going…: or, Maalehakrabbim)

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