Judges 1:21

1:21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. ¹  The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day. ² 

Judges 1:8

1:8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire.

Judges 19:10

19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left ³  and traveled as far as ⁴  Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). ⁵  He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. ⁶ 

Judges 1:7

1:7 Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up ⁷  food scraps ⁸  under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” ⁹  They brought him to Jerusalem, ¹⁰  where he died.

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² sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).

³ tn Heb “and he arose and went.”

⁴ tn Heb “to the front of.”

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⁶ tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”

⁵ tn Elsewhere this verb usually carries the sense of “to gather; to pick up; to glean,” but “lick up” seems best here in light of the peculiar circumstances described by Adoni-Bezek.

⁶ tn The words “food scraps” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

⁷ tn Heb “Just as I did, so God has repaid me.” Note that the phrase “to them” has been supplied in the translation to clarify what is meant.

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