Judges 1:1-20
OVERTHROW OF VARIOUS ENEMIES... [ Continue Reading ]
OVERTHROW OF VARIOUS ENEMIES... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, after the death of Joshua, which was related in the last chapter of the Book of Joshua, IT CAME TO PASS, as the author states in taking up the thread of the narrative, THAT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ASKED THE LORD, through the Urim and Thummim of the high priest, Numbers 27:21, SAYING, WHO SHALL G... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said, Judah shall go up, for this tribe had been made the leader and champion of Israel even by the blessing of Jacob, Genesis 49:8; BEHOLD, I HAVE DELIVERED THE LAND INTO HIS HAND. As it pleased the Lord to receive the inquiry of the people in this manner, so He gave the promise of His... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judah said unto Simeon, his brother, the tribe having its cities in the midst of the possession of Judah, Joshua 19:1, COME UP WITH ME INTO MY LOT, share my lot with me, join forces with me in this undertaking, THAT WE MAY FIGHT AGAINST THE CANAANITES; AND I LIKEWISE WILL GO WITH THEE INTO THY L... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judah went up, reinforced by the army of Simeon; AND THE LORD DELIVERED THE CANAANITES AND THE PERIZZITES, who evidently had gained the necessary courage to join their forces at this time, with the purpose of ejecting the invaders, INTO THEIR HAND; AND THEY SLEW OF THEM IN BEZEK, a place not yet... [ Continue Reading ]
And they found Adoni-bezek, the leader of the heathen forces, IN BEZEK; they met his armies there, having been informed of their presence and of their hostile intention; AND THEY FOUGHT AGAINST HIM, AND THEY SLEW THE CANAANITES AND THE PERIZZITES.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and great toes, making it impossible for him to use his bow or to escape.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table; after mutilating them in this manner, he had forced them to pick up their food under his table, where he threw them scraps as he might have done to hungry dogs. AS I... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, literally, "And there fought the sons of Judah against Jerusalem"; for they followed up the advantage which they had gained and attacked the city which sheltered Adoni-bezek, AND HAD TAKEN IT, AND SMITTEN IT WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND SET... [ Continue Reading ]
And afterward, after the taking of Jerusalem, THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, with their allies, WENT DOWN TO FIGHT AGAINST THE CANAANITES THAT DWELT IN THE MOUNTAIN, in the highland of Judah, AND IN THE SOUTH, the steppes toward the southeast and south, AND IN THE VALLEY, the lowland in the west, INCLUDING... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judah went against the canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, under the leadership of Caleb; (NOW THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE WAS KIRJATH-ARBA;) AND THEY SLEW SHESHAI, AND AHIMAN, AND TALMAI, the three sons of Anak; for after the first conquest of the city by Joshua the Anakim had reoccupied it.... [ Continue Reading ]
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir, a city some ten miles southwest of Hebron; AND THE NAME OF DEBIR BEFORE WAS KIRJATH-SEPHER;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, to wife.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah, his daughter, to wife.... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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?... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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. This paragraph, which agrees exactly with Joshua 15:14, is here repeated to make the zeal of Caleb, the unselfishness of Othniel... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, whom Moses had apparently persuaded to join Israel, Numbers 10:29, WENT UP OUT OF THE CITY OF PALM TREES, Jericho, Deuteronomy 34:3, WITH THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH INTO THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH, WHICH LIETH IN THE SOUTH OF ARAD, a district about eight... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judah went with Simeon, his brother, according to the promise made and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, on the boundary of the desert, AND UTTERLY DESTROYED IT. AND THE NAME OF THE CITY WAS CALLED HORMAH, a name sometimes given to it before, but now definitely connected with it,... [ Continue Reading ]
Also Judah, carrying the campaign into the land of the Philistines, TOOK GAZA WITH THE COAST THEREOF, AND ASKELON WITH THE COAST THEREOF, AND EKRON WITH THE COAST THEREOF, three city-states with the smaller towns tributary to them. These the army of Judah took by storm, in a sudden onslaught, but di... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord was with Judah, in this campaign of swift destruction; AND HE DRAVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE MOUNTAIN, where personal valor and strength were the chief factors in battle; BUT COULD NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE VALLEY, BECAUSE THEY HAD CHARIOTS OF IRON. When it came to a contes... [ Continue Reading ]
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said, this taking place after the completion of the conquest, when the entire tribe entered upon its possessions; AND HE EXPELLED THENCE THE THREE SONS OF ANAK. Thus the aged hero received the gift which had been promised him. Everyone who takes part in the... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, who returned to the city as soon as the armies of Judah and Simeon marched southward; BUT THE JEBUSITES DWELL WITH THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN IN JERUSALEM UNTO THIS DAY. This notice is here inserted partly to show t... [ Continue Reading ]
VARIOUS HEATHEN LEFT IN CANAAN... [ Continue Reading ]
And the house of Joseph, the Manassites and Ephraimite, THEY ALSO WENT UP AGAINST BETHEL, a strongly fortified city, whose men had marched to the assistance of Ai, Joshua 8:17; AND THE LORD WAS WITH THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel, a scouting party. (Now the name of the city before was Luz, namely, in ancient times, when the country was still in the hands of the Canaanites.) "As Jebus indicated particularly the fortress, Jerusalem the city although the latter name also embraced bo... [ Continue Reading ]
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, after they had vainly sought a suitable place for a successful assault, AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, SHOW US, WE PRAY THEE, THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY, some way of entering it unawares, AND WE WILL SHOW THEE MERCY, spare him and his family as a reward f... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he showed them the entrance into the city, apparently some hidden passage, thus making it unnecessary to storm the city, THEY SMOTE THE CITY, all the inhabitants, WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD; BUT THEY LET GO THE MAN AND ALL HIS FAMILY; he, like Rahab, saved the life of his entire family by h... [ Continue Reading ]
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, very likely in the mountains of the north or in Phenicia, AND BUILT A CITY, AND CALLED THE NAME THEREOF LUZ; WHICH IS THE NAME THEREOF UNTO THIS DAY.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, on the border of the Jordan Valley, NOR TAANACH AND HER TOWNS, farther to the west in the Plain of Esdraelon, NOR THE INHABITANTS OF DOR AND HER TOWNS, on the coast of the Mediterranean, NOR THE INHABITANTS OF IBLEAM AND HER... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, this being true of all the tribes in general, AND DID NOT UTTERLY DRIVE THEM OUT. The children of Israel disregarded the command to exterminate the Canaanites, even when they were in a position to carry it out.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer, a town four or five miles east of the present Joppa or Jeffa; BUT THE CANAANITES DWELT IN GEZER AMONG THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them and became tributaries, while they occupied their pastures and meadows.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, on the coast of the Mediterranean, north of Carmel, NOR THE INHABITANTS OF ZIDON, the ancient capital of Philistia, NOR OF AHLAB, NOR OF ACHZIB, NOR OF HELBAH, NOR OF APHIK, NOR OF REHOB, all of these in the foothills of the Lebanon or on the Phe... [ Continue Reading ]
but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither 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.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Amorites, in the lower part of the Plain of Sharon, along the Mediterranean, FORCED THE CHILDREN OF DAN INTO THE MOUNTAIN; FOR THEY WOULD NOT SULFER THEM TO COME DOWN TO THE VALLEY;... [ Continue Reading ]
but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, since they were provided with all the appliances of military art and had resisted even Judah; YET THE HAND OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH PREVAILED, rested very heavily upon the Amorites, SO THAT THEY BECAME TRIBUTARIES.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the coast of the Amorites, at the time of the conquest of the land, WAS FROM THE GOING UP TO AKRABBIM, FROM THE ROCK, AND UPWARD, from the Scorpion-height in the southeast over to the extreme southwest, where the mountains arise that fringe the Wilderness of Zin. From this entire country they ha... [ Continue Reading ]