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Judges 1

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  1. 1Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?28 cross-references: Numbers 27:21, Judges 20:18, Judges 20:28, 1 Samuel 22:9–10, 1 Samuel 23:9–10
  2. 2And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.11 cross-references: Revelation 5:5, Numbers 2:3, Genesis 49:8–10, Hebrews 7:14, Numbers 7:12
  3. 3And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.6 cross-references: Judges 1:17, 2 Samuel 10:11, Joshua 19:1, Genesis 29:33
  4. 4And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.18 cross-references: 1 Samuel 11:8, Deuteronomy 7:2, Joshua 11:6–8, 1 Samuel 17:46–47, 1 Kings 22:6
  5. 5And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
  6. 6But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
  7. 7And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.38 cross-references: 1 Samuel 15:33, James 2:13, Luke 6:37–38, Leviticus 24:19–21, Revelation 13:10
  8. 8Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.8 cross-references: Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21
  9. 9And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.4 cross-references: Joshua 15:13–20, Joshua 11:21, Joshua 10:36
  10. 10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.16 cross-references: Joshua 14:15, Numbers 13:22, Joshua 15:13–19, Numbers 13:33, Judges 1:20
  11. 11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:5 cross-references: Joshua 15:15, Joshua 10:38–39
  12. 12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.10 cross-references: Joshua 15:16–17, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 18:23
  13. 13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.4 cross-references: Judges 3:9
  14. 14And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?4 cross-references: Joshua 15:18–19
  15. 15And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.10 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 9:5, 1 Samuel 25:27, 1 Samuel 25:18, Genesis 33:11, Hebrews 6:7
  16. 16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.32 cross-references: Numbers 10:29–32, Judges 4:11, 1 Samuel 15:6, Numbers 21:1, Deuteronomy 34:3
  17. 17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.11 cross-references: Numbers 21:3, Numbers 14:45, Joshua 19:4, 2 Chronicles 14:10, Judges 1:3
  18. 18Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.12 cross-references: Joshua 11:22, Judges 3:3, Exodus 23:31, 1 Samuel 6:17, Judges 16:1–2
  19. 19And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.34 cross-references: Isaiah 41:10, Judges 1:2, Psalms 60:12, Matthew 14:30–31, Matthew 17:19–20
  20. 20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.15 cross-references: Judges 1:10, Joshua 15:13–14, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 1:36, Joshua 21:11–12
  21. 21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.22 cross-references: Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:11–28, Judges 19:10–12, 2 Samuel 5:6–9, Judges 1:8
  22. 22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the Lord was with them.20 cross-references: Judges 1:19, Revelation 7:8, Joshua 16:1–4, 1 Chronicles 7:29, Numbers 1:32
  23. 23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)8 cross-references: Genesis 28:19, Genesis 35:6, Genesis 48:3, Judges 18:2, Joshua 2:1
  24. 24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.10 cross-references: 1 Samuel 30:15, Joshua 2:12–14
  25. 25And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.1 cross-reference: Joshua 6:22–25
  26. 26And 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.5 cross-references: 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Chronicles 1:17
  27. 27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.23 cross-references: Joshua 17:11–13, 1 Samuel 15:9, Psalms 106:34–35, Jeremiah 48:10, Judges 5:19
  28. 28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
  29. 29Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.7 cross-references: Joshua 16:10, 1 Kings 9:16
  30. 30Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.5 cross-references: Joshua 19:15
  31. 31Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:8 cross-references: Joshua 19:24–30
  32. 32But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.2 cross-references: Psalms 106:34–35
  33. 33Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.5 cross-references: Joshua 19:32–38, Psalms 18:24, Judges 1:35, Judges 1:30
  34. 34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:6 cross-references: Joshua 19:47, Judges 18:1
  35. 35But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.8 cross-references: Joshua 19:42, Joshua 10:12, Judges 12:12, 1 Kings 4:9
  36. 36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.4 cross-references: Numbers 34:4, Joshua 15:2–3

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People in Judges 1

Judah, God, Caleb, Adoni-bezek, Joseph, Simeon, Achsah, Joshua, Jacob, Sheshai, Ahiman, Talmai, Othniel, Kenaz, Moses, Anak, Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali, Dan

Places in Judges 1

Jerusalem, Negeb, Bezek, Hebron, Kiriath-sepher, Bethel, Asher, Kiriath-arba, Debir, Arad, Judah, Zephath, Hormah, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, Luz, Luz, Ibleam, Beth-shean, Megiddo, Taanach, Dor, West Manasseh

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