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Text -- Judges 1:1-8 (NET)
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Judah Takes the Lead
1:1 After Joshua died , the Israelites asked the Lord , “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack ?”
1:2 The Lord said , “The men of Judah should take the lead . Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”
1:3 The men of Judah said to their relatives , the men of Simeon , “Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites . Then we will go with you into your allotted land.” So the men of Simeon went with them.
1:4 The men of Judah attacked , and the Lord handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They killed ten thousand men at Bezek .
1:5 They met Adoni-Bezek at Bezek and fought him. They defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites .
1:6 When Adoni-Bezek ran away , they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes .
1:7 Adoni-Bezek said , “Seventy kings , with thumbs and big toes cut off , used to lick up food scraps under my table . God has repaid me for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem , where he died .
1:8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ADONIBEZEK |
JERUSALEM |
Judah |
JERUSALEM, 4 |
Israel |
Canaanites |
Agag |
Simeon |
Bezek |
Adoni-Bezek |
Urim and Thummim |
Captive |
MELCHIZEDEK; MELCHISEDEC |
Prisoners |
SHILOH |
Table |
Toe |
Armies |
Thumb |
War |
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:2 The Hebrew exclamation הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally, “Behold”), translated “Be sure of this,...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:3 Heb “I.” The Hebrew pronoun is singular, agreeing with the collective singular “Judah” earlier in the verse. English style req...
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