Judges 1:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 1:18

16 ^aNow the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up ^bfrom the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near ^cArad; ^dand they went and dwelt among the people.

17 ^aAnd Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called ^bHormah.

18 Also Judah took ^aGaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

19 So the Lord was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had ^achariots of iron.

20 ^aAnd they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he¹ expelled from there the ^bthree sons of Anak.

21 ^aBut the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

Verse Comparison: Judges 1:18

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American Standard Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

Amplified® Bible
Also Judah took Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron--each with its territory.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD helped the army of Judah capture Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the land near those towns. They also took the hill country. But the people who lived in the valleys had iron chariots, so Judah was not able to make them leave or to take their land.

Darby English Version
Judah also took Gaza with its territory, and Ash'kelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

Good News Bible
The LORD helped the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they did not capture Gaza, Ashkelon, or Ekron, with their surrounding territories. These people living along the coast had iron chariots, and so the people of Judah were not able to drive them out.

King James Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

New American Standard Bible
And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.

New International Version
The men of Judah also took Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron—each city with its territory.

New King James Version
Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.

Revised Standard Version
Judah also took Gaza with its territory, and Ash'kelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah captureth Gaza and its border, and Askelon and its border, and Ekron and its border;

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