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Judges 1:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judges 1:16-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 The descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law,(A) had gone up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms[a](B) to the Wilderness of Judah, which was in the Negev of Arad.(C) They went to live among the people.
17 Judah went with his brother Simeon, struck the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and completely destroyed the town. So they named the town Hormah.(D) 18 Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.[b]
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- Judges 1:16 = Jericho; Dt 34:3; Jdg 3:13; 2Ch 28:15
- Judges 1:18 LXX reads Judah did not inherit Gaza and its borders nor Ashkelon and its borders nor Ekron and its borders nor Azotus and its surrounding lands
Judges 1:16-18
New International Version
Judges 1:16-18
New International Version
16 The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,(A) the Kenite,(B) went up from the City of Palms[a](C) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.(D)
17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(E) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[b] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[c](F) 18 Judah also took[d] Gaza,(G) Ashkelon(H) and Ekron—each city with its territory.
Footnotes
- Judges 1:16 That is, Jericho
- Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
- Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take
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