Chapter 1

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked⁴ the LORD, saying,² Who shall go up⁴ for us against the Canaanites first, to fight⁹ against them?

And the LORD said,⁴ Judah shall go up:⁴ behold, I have delivered¹ the land into his hand.

And Judah said⁴ unto Simeon his brother, Come up³ with me into my lot, that we may fight¹¹ against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go¹ with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went⁴ with him.

And Judah went up;⁴ and the LORD delivered⁴ the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew⁵⁵ of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

And they found⁴ Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought¹¹ against him, and they slew⁵⁵ the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

But Adonibezek fled;⁴ and they pursued⁴ after him, and caught⁴ him, and cut off¹⁷ his thumbs ³⁰²⁷ and his great toes.

And Adonibezek said,⁴ Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs ³⁰²⁷ and their great toes cut off,³⁰ gathered¹⁸ [their meat] under my table: as I have done,¹ so God hath requited¹⁴ me. And they brought⁵⁵ him to Jerusalem, and there he died.⁴

Now the children of Judah had fought¹¹ against Jerusalem, and had taken⁴ it, and smitten⁵⁵ it with the edge of the sword, and set¹⁴ the city on fire.

And afterward the children of Judah went down¹ to fight⁹ against the Canaanites, that dwelt⁶ in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

And Judah went⁴ against the Canaanites that dwelt⁶ in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew⁵⁵ Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

And from thence he went⁴ against the inhabitants⁶ of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:

And Caleb said,⁴ He that smiteth⁵⁵ Kirjathsepher, and taketh¹ it, to him will I give¹ Achsah my daughter to wife.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took⁴ it: and he gave⁴ him Achsah his daughter to wife.

And it came to pass, when she came² [to him], that she moved⁵⁵ him to ask² of her father a field: and she lighted⁴ from off [her] ass; and Caleb said⁴ unto her, What wilt thou?

And she said⁴ unto him, Give³ me a blessing: for thou hast given¹ me a south land; give¹ me also springs of water. And Caleb gave⁴ her the upper springs and the nether springs.

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law,⁶ went up¹ out of the city of palm trees ^{8558 5899} with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went⁴ and dwelt⁴ among the people.

And Judah went⁴ with Simeon his brother, and they slew⁵⁵ the Canaanites that inhabited⁶ Zephath, and utterly destroyed⁵⁵ it. And the name of the city was called⁴ Hormah.

Also Judah took⁴ Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out⁵⁵ [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out⁵³ the inhabitants⁶ of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

And they gave⁴ Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said:¹⁴ and he expelled⁵⁵ thence the three sons of Anak.

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out⁵² the Jebusites that inhabited⁶ Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell⁴ with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

And the house of Joseph, they also went up⁴ against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.

And the house of Joseph sent to descry⁵⁵ Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)

And the spies⁶ saw⁴ a man come forth⁶ out of the city, and they said⁴ unto him, Shew⁵⁴ us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew¹ thee mercy.

And when he shewed⁵⁵ them the entrance into the city, they smote⁵⁵ the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go¹⁴ the man and all his family.

And the man went⁴ into the land of the Hittites, and built⁴ a city, and called⁴ the name thereof Luz: which [is] the name thereof unto this day.

Neither did Manasseh drive out⁵² [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would⁵⁵ dwell² in that land.

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong,¹ that they put⁴ the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly⁵³ drive them out.⁵²

Neither did Ephraim drive out⁵² the Canaanites that dwelt⁶ in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt⁴ in Gezer among them.

Neither did Zebulun drive out⁵² the inhabitants⁶ of Kitron, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt⁴ among them, and became tributaries.

Neither did Asher drive out⁵² the inhabitants⁶ of Accho, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

But the Asherites dwelt⁴ among the Canaanites, the inhabitants⁶ of the land: for they did not drive them out.⁵²

Neither did Naphtali drive out⁵² the inhabitants⁶ of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants⁶ of Bethanath; but he dwelt⁴ among the Canaanites, the inhabitants⁶ of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants⁶ of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

And the Amorites forced⁴ the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer¹ them to come down² to the valley:

But the Amorites would⁵⁵ dwell² in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed,⁴ so that they became tributaries.

And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, ^{6137 4610} from the rock, and upward.