Judges 1:16

Judges 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

Context of Judges 1:16

14When she came to Othniel, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?” 15She answered, “Give me a blessing. Since you’ve given me some dry land, also give me some springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the City of Palms into the desert of Judah. There they lived with the people of Judah in the Negev near Arad. 17The tribe of Judah went to fight along with the tribe of Simeon, their close relatives. They defeated the Canaanites who lived in Zephath and claimed it for the Lord by destroying it. So the city was called Hormah [Claimed for Destruction]. 18Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron with their territories.

Judges 1:16 word by word

וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the Keniteקֵינִיqêynîy qîynîy · KeniteH7017
• Moses’מֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• father in lawחֹתֵןchâthan · relativeH2859
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• of palm treesעִיר הַתְּמָרִים‛îyr hattemârîym · Ir-hatmarimH5899
• of palm treesתָּמָרtâmâr · palmH8558
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• into the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• in the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• of Aradעֲרָד‛ărâd · AradH6166
• and they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• amongאֵת'êth · withH854
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Judges 1:16

• Judges 4:11Heber the Kenite had separated from the other Kenites (the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law). Heber went as far away as the oak tree at Zaanannim near Kedesh and set up his tent.
• Numbers 10:29Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab, son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are going to the place the Lord promised to give us. Come with us. We will be good to you, because the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”
• Numbers 24:21Then he saw the Kenites and delivered this message: “You have a permanent place to live. Your nest is built in a rock.
• 1 Samuel 15:6Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Get away from the Amalekites so that I won’t destroy you with them. You were kind to all the Israelites when they came from Egypt.” So the Kenites left the Amalekites.
• 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem (his sixth son), and David (his seventh son).
• Jeremiah 35:2“Go to the family of Rechab and talk to them. Take them into one of the side rooms in the Lord’s temple, and offer them a drink of wine.”
• Exodus 3:1Moses was taking care of the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. As he led the sheep to the far side of the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
• Exodus 4:18Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro. Moses said to him, “Please let me go back to my own people in Egypt. I would like to see if they’re still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “You may go.”
• Exodus 18:1Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people Israel and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.
• Judges 3:13Eglon got the Ammonites and the Amalekites to help him, and they defeated the Israelites and occupied the City of Palms.
• Deuteronomy 34:3the Negev, and the Jordan Plain—the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)—as far as Zoar.
• 2 Chronicles 28:16At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.
• Numbers 21:1When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were coming on the road to Atharim, he fought them and took some of them as prisoners.
• Joshua 12:14the king of Hormah, the king of Arad,

Commentaries on Judges 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law - For an account of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, see Exodus 18:1-27 (note); Numbers 10:29; (note), etc. The city of palm trees - This seems to have been some place near Jericho, which city is expressly called the city of palm trees, Deuteronomy 34:3; and though destroyed by Joshua, it might have some suburbs remaining where these harmless people had taken up their residence. The Kenites, the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The children of the Kenite - See Numbers 24:21 note. The city of palm trees - Jericho (see the marginal reference). The rabbinical story is that Jericho, with 500 cubits square of land, was given to Hobab. The use of the phrase “city of palm trees” for “Jericho,” is perhaps an indication of the influence of Joshua‘s curse Joshua 6:26. Tbe very name of Jericho was blotted out. There are no palm trees at Jericho now, but Josephus mentions them repeatedly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psa 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Caleb we read in Jos 15:16-19. The Kenites had settled in the land. Israel let them fix where they pleased, being a quiet, contented people. They that molested none, were molested by none. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The Kenites were a desert people who lived in the southern region. They were connected to the family of Moses by marriage and were also called Midianites (Exodus 18:1; Numbers 10:29). Moses invited them to share in the covenant blessing (God’s promised favor and protection) given to Israel (Numbers 10:29–32). At least one Kenite clan accepted this invitation and became part of the tribe of Judah. Later, however, some members of this clan changed their…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah--called "the Kenite," as probably descended from the people of that name (Nu 24:21, 22). If he might not himself, his posterity did accept the invitation of Moses (Nu 10:32) to accompany the Israelites to Canaan. Their first encampment was in the "city of palm trees"--not Jericho, of course, which was utterly destroyed, but the…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:16

• Canaanites
• Jericho
• Judah
• Kenites
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Moses
• City of Palm Trees
• Father-in-Law
• Agag
• Arad
• Descry
• Entrance
• Hobab
• Jehonadab

Commentaries on Judges 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings