Judges 1:2-4

Common English Bible

² The Lord said, “The tribe of Judah will go up. I’ve handed over the land to them.”

³ So the tribe of Judah said to the tribe of Simeon, their brothers, “Come up with us into our territory, and let’s fight against the Canaanites. Then we’ll go with you into your territory too.” So Simeon went with them.

⁴ When Judah went up, the Lord handed them the Canaanites and Perizzites. They defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.