Judges Chapter 1

1And it came to pass after the deathH4194 of JoshuaH3091, that the children of IsraelH3478 askedH7592 of Jehovah, sayingH559, Who shall goH5927 up for us firstH8462 against the CanaanitesH3669, to fightH3898 against them? 2And Jehovah saidH559, JudahH3063 shall goH5927 up: behold, I have delivered the landH776 into his handH3027. 3And JudahH3063 saidH559 unto SimeonH8095 his brotherH251, ComeH1980 up with me into my lotH1486, that we may fightH3898 against the CanaanitesH3669; and I likewise will goH1980 with thee into thy lotH1486. So SimeonH8095 wentH1980 with him. 4And JudahH3063 wentH5927 up; and Jehovah delivered the CanaanitesH3669 and the Perizzites into their handH3027: and they smote of them in BezekH966 tenH6235 thousandH505 menH376. 5And they foundH4672 Adoni-bezekH137 in BezekH966; and they foughtH3898 against him, and they smote the CanaanitesH3669 and the Perizzites. 6But Adoni-bezekH137 fledH5127; and they pursuedH7291 after him, and caught him, and cutH7112 off his thumbsH931 and his great toesH931. 7And Adoni-bezekH137 saidH559, Threescore and ten kingsH4428, having their thumbsH931 and their great toesH931 cutH7112 off, gatheredH3950 their food under my tableH7979: as I have done, soH3651 GodH430 hath requited me. And they broughtH935 him to JerusalemH3389, and he diedH4191 there.

8And the children of JudahH3063 foughtH3898 against JerusalemH3389, and tookH3920 it, and smote it with the edge of the swordH2719, and set the cityH5892 on fireH784. 9And afterward the children of JudahH3063 wentH3381 downH3381 to fightH3898 against the CanaanitesH3669 that dweltH3427 in the hill-country, and in the SouthH5045, and in the lowland. 10And JudahH3063 went against the CanaanitesH3669 that dweltH3427 in HebronH2275 (now the nameH8034 of HebronH2275 beforetime was Kiriath-arbaH7153); and they smote SheshaiH8344, and AhimanH289, and TalmaiH8526.

11And from thence he went against the inhabitantsH3427 of DebirH1688. (Now the nameH8034 of DebirH1688 beforetime was Kiriath-sepherH7158.) 12And CalebH3612 saidH559, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepherH7158, and taketh it, to him will I giveH5414 AchsahH5915 my daughterH1323 to wifeH802. 13And OthnielH6274 the sonH1121 of KenazH7073, Caleb’s youngerH6996 brotherH251, tookH3920 it: and he gaveH5414 him AchsahH5915 his daughterH1323 to wifeH802. 14And it cameH935 to pass, when she cameH935 unto him, that she moved him to askH7592 of her fatherH1 a fieldH7704: and she alighted from off her ass; and CalebH3612 saidH559 unto her, What wouldest thou? 15And she saidH559 unto him, GiveH5414 me a blessingH1293; for that thou hast setH5414 me in the landH776 of the SouthH5045, giveH5414 me also springs of waterH4325. And CalebH3612 gaveH5414 her the upperH5942 springs and the nether springs.

16And the children of the KeniteH7017, Moses’H4872 brother-in-law, wentH5927 up out of the cityH5892 of palm-trees with the children of JudahH3063 into the wildernessH4057 of JudahH3063, which is in the southH5045 of AradH6166; and they wentH5927 and dweltH3427 with the peopleH5971. 17And JudahH3063 went with SimeonH8095 his brotherH251, and they smote the CanaanitesH3669 that inhabitedH3427 Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the nameH8034 of the cityH5892 was calledH7121 HormahH2767. 18Also JudahH3063 tookH3920 GazaH5804 with the borderH1366 thereof, and AshkelonH831 with the borderH1366 thereof, and EkronH6138 with the borderH1366 thereof. 19And Jehovah wasH1961 with JudahH3063; and drove out the inhabitantsH3427 of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitantsH3427 of the valleyH6010, because they had chariotsH7393 of ironH1270. 20And they gaveH5414 HebronH2275 unto CalebH3612, as MosesH4872 had spokenH1696: and he drove out thence the threeH7969 sonsH1121 of Anak. 21And the children of BenjaminH1144 did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabitedH3427 JerusalemH3389; but the Jebusites dwellH3427 with the children of BenjaminH1144 in JerusalemH3389 unto this dayH3117.

22And the houseH1004 of JosephH3130, they alsoH1571 wentH5927 up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them. 23And the houseH1004 of JosephH3130 sent to spyH8446 out Beth-el. (Now the nameH8034 of the cityH5892 beforetime was LuzH3870.) 24And the watchers sawH7200 a manH376 comeH3318 forthH3318 out of the cityH5892, and they saidH559 unto him, ShowH7200 us, we pray thee, the entranceH3996 into the cityH5892, and we will deal kindly with thee. 25And he showedH7200 them the entranceH3996 into the cityH5892; and they smote the cityH5892 with the edge of the swordH2719; but they let the manH376 goH7971 and all his familyH4940. 26And the manH376 went into the landH776 of the HittitesH2850, and builtH1129 a cityH5892, and calledH7121 the nameH8034 thereof LuzH3870, which is the nameH8034 thereof unto this dayH3117.

27And ManassehH4519 did not drive outthe inhabitantsH3427 ofBeth-sheanH1052 and its towns, norofTaanachH8590 and its towns, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of DorH1756 and its towns, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of IbleamH2991 and its towns, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of MegiddoH4023 and its towns; but the CanaanitesH3669 would dwellH3427 in that landH776. 28And it came to pass, when IsraelH3478 wasH1961 waxed strongH2388, that they putH7760 the CanaanitesH3669 to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

29And EphraimH669 drove not out the CanaanitesH3669 that dweltH3427 in GezerH1507; but the CanaanitesH3669 dweltH3427 in GezerH1507 among them.

30ZebulunH2074 drove not out the inhabitantsH3427 of Kitron, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of Nahalol; but the CanaanitesH3669 dweltH3427 among them, and becameH1961 subject to taskwork.

31AsherH836 drove not out the inhabitantsH3427 of Acco, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of SidonH6721, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of RehobH7340; 32but the Asherites dweltH3427 among the CanaanitesH3669, the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776; for they did not drive them out.

33NaphtaliH5321 drove not out the inhabitantsH3427 of Beth-shemeshH1053, nor the inhabitantsH3427 of Beth-anathH1043; but he dweltH3427 among the CanaanitesH3669, the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776: nevertheless the inhabitantsH3427 of Beth-shemeshH1053 and of Beth-anathH1043 becameH1961 subject to taskwork.

34And the AmoritesH567 forced the children of DanH1835 into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to comeH3381 down to the valleyH6010; 35but the AmoritesH567 would dwellH3427 in mount HeresH2776, in AijalonH357, and in ShaalbimH8169: yet the handH3027 of the houseH1004 of JosephH3130 prevailed, so that they becameH1961 subject to taskwork. 36And the borderH1366 of the AmoritesH567 was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rockH5553, and upwardH4605.