Judges 1:26

Judges 1:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

Context of Judges 1:26

24They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you.” 25So he showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that man and his family. Later the man moved to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named it Luz, which is its name to this day. 27The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. 28When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land.

Judges 1:26 word by word

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Hittitesחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• thereof Luzלוּזlûz · LuzH3870
• thereof unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Judges 1:26

• 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!” they cried to one another.
• 2 Chronicles 1:17At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

Commentaries on Judges 1:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The land of the Hittites - Probably some place beyond the land of Canaan, in Arabia, whither this people emigrated when expelled by Joshua. The man himself appears to have been a Hittite, and to perpetuate the name of his city he called the new one which he now founded Luz, this being the ancient name of Beth-el.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The site of this new Luz is not known, but “the land of the Hittites” was apparently in the north of Palestine, on the borders of Syria (Genesis 10:15 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers forty years out of Canaan…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The land of the Hittites likely referred to North Syria, not the Hittite Kingdom in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). We know nothing about the new Luz.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2917-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow of the Israelites (see on Nu 21:2). The…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:26

• Beth-El
• Canaanites
• Hittites
• Mercy

In the dictionaries

• Agag
• Descry
• Entrance
• Luz
• Bible, the
• Cain
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Criticism
• Galilee
• Hittites

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