Judges 1:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?

² And the Lord said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

³ And Judah [the tribe] said to [the tribe of] Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my allotted territory, so that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your territory. So Simeon went with him.