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Judges 1:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judges 1:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Judah went with his brother Simeon, struck the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and completely destroyed the town. So they named the town Hormah.(A) 18 Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.[a] 19 The Lord was with(B) Judah and enabled them to take possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out(C) the people who were living in the valley because those people had iron chariots.[b](D)
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- Judges 1:18 LXX reads Judah did not inherit Gaza and its borders nor Ashkelon and its borders nor Ekron and its borders nor Azotus and its surrounding lands
- Judges 1:19 LXX reads hill country, for they were not able to drive out the residents of the valley because Rechab separated it
Judges 1:17-19
New International Version
Judges 1:17-19
New International Version
17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(A) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[a] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[b](B) 18 Judah also took[c] Gaza,(C) Ashkelon(D) and Ekron—each city with its territory.
19 The Lord was with(E) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(F) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(G)
Footnotes
- Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
- Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take
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