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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”

Context of Judges 1:2

1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?” The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.” 3The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites went with them. 4When Judah attacked, the Lord gave the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

Judges 1:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• shall go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• behold, I have deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• into his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Judges 1:2

• Genesis 49:8“Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.
• Numbers 2:3On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
• Numbers 7:12The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.
• Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
• Hebrews 7:14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice 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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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