Judges 1:19
And the Lord was with Judah; and he took the hill-country for his heritage; but he was unable to make the people of the valley go out, for they had war-carriages of iron.
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18Then Judah took Gaza and its limit, and Ashkelon and its limit, and Ekron and its limit.
Cross References
Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.
Joshua 1:5While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.
Joshua 7:12For this reason the children of Israel have given way, turning their backs in flight before their attackers, because they are cursed: I will no longer be with you, if you do not put the cursed thing away from among you.
Joshua 14:12So now, give me this hill-country named by the Lord at that time; for you had an account of it then, how the Anakim were there, and great walled towns: it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I will be able to take their land, as the Lord said.
Judges 1:2And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.
Judges 4:3Then the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron war-carriages, and for twenty years he was very cruel to the children of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Judges 1:10-21
Conquests of Judah. ( b. c. 1425.) 9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to… Read the whole commentary →