Judges 1:22-26

Context

Partial Success

1:22 When the men¹ of Joseph attacked² Bethel,³ the Lord was with them. 1:23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz), 1:24 the spies spotted⁴ a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.” 1:25 He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. 1:26 He⁵ moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

[1:22] ¹tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

[1:22] ²tn Heb “went up.”

[1:22] ³map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[1:24] ⁴tn Heb “saw.”

[1:26] ⁵tn Heb “the man.”