Judges 1:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 1:11

9 ^aAnd afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the¹ South, and in the lowland.

10 Then Judah¹ went against the Canaanites who dwelt in ^aHebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly ^bKirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 ^aFrom there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)

12 ^aThen Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.”

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, ^aCaleb’s younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.

14 ^aNow it happened, when she came to him, that¹ she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?”

15 So she said to him, ^a“Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Verse Comparison: Judges 1:11

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American Standard Version
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)

Amplified® Bible
From there [Judah] went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher [city of books and scribes].

Contemporary English Version
From Hebron, Judah's army went to attack Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher.

Darby English Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kir'iath-se'pher.

Good News Bible
From there the men of Judah marched against the city of Debir, at that time called Kiriath Sepher.

King James Version
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:

New American Standard Bible
Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly {was} Kiriath-sepher).

New International Version
From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

New King James Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now Debir formerly had the name of Kiriath-sepher).

Revised Standard Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kir'iath-se'pher.

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly `is' Kirjath-Sepher),

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