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The Israelites Fail to Conquer Canaan[a]

Chapter 1

Conquests by Judah and Simeon. After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who will be the first among us to go up to fight against the Canaanites?” The Lord said, “Judah will go up for, behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:1 With each tribe fighting on its own behalf, the tribes of Israel establish themselves with difficulty in Canaan and often can do no better than coexist with the pagan populations that have been there from time immemorial.

Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites(A)

After the death(B) of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight against the Canaanites?(D)

The Lord answered, “Judah(E) shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.(F)

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