Judges 1:2

Judges 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.”

Context of Judges 1:2

1Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him.” 3Then Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Go up with me into the territory allotted me, and let’s fight the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him. 4Judah went up, and the Lord handed over to them the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.

Judges 1:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה יַעֲלֶ֑ה הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• shall goעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I have handedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• I have handedיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Judges 1:2

• Genesis 49:8“As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
• Numbers 2:3Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
• Numbers 7:12Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests.
• Revelation 5:5And one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

Commentaries on Judges 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord said, Judah shall go up - They had inquired of the Lord by Phinehas the high priest; and he had communicated to them the Divine counsel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the Lord said - i. e. answered by Urim and Thummim. The land was the portion which fell to Judah by lot, not the whole land of Canaan (see Judges 3:11). The priority given to Judah is a plain indication of divine direction. It points to the birth of our Lord of the tribe of Judah. Judah associated Simeon with him Judges 1:3 because their lots were intermingled Joshua 19:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This verse, also found in the epilogues (Judges 20:18), highlights Judah's importance. This tribe did not participate in the judges' decline (compare Judges 15:9–13) after Othniel, the ideal judge connected to Judah through Caleb (Joshua 14:6; 15:13, 17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the Lord said, Judah shall go up--The predicted pre-eminence (Ge 49:8) was thus conferred upon Judah by divine direction, and its appointment to take the lead in the ensuing hostilities was of great importance, as the measure of success by which its arms were crowned, would animate the other tribes to make similar attempts against the Canaanites within their respective territories. I have delivered the land into his hand--not the whole country, but the…Read the comment

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• Canaanites
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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