1 A fter the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?

¶ Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the sons of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first to fight against them?

2 A nd the Lord said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.

3 A nd Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my allotted territory, so that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your territory. So Simeon went with him.

And Judah said unto Simeon, his brother, Come up with me into my lot that we may fight against the Canaanite; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

4 T hen Judah went up and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote 10, 000 of them in Bezek.

And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hands, and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

5 A nd they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

And they found Adonibezek in Bezek, and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanite and the Perizzite.

6 A doni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

But Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

7 A doni-bezek said, Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off had to gather their food under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered crumbs under my table; as I have done, so God has recompensed me. And they put him into Jerusalem, and there he died.

8 A nd the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.

Now the sons of Judah had fought against Jerusalem and had taken it and smitten it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.

9 A fterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the hill country, in the South (the Negeb), and in the lowland.

¶ And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanite that dwelt in the mountains and in the Negev and in the plains.

10 A nd Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba. And they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba), and they slew Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 F rom there went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher.

And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher).

12 A nd Caleb said, Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, as wife.

And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjathsepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

13 A nd Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

14 A nd when she came to, she got his consent to ask her father for a field. And she alighted off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you want?

And it came to pass when he took her that he persuaded her to ask her father for land to cultivate. And she lighted from off her ass, and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

15 A nd she said to him, Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the South (the Negeb), give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a dry land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 A nd the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the Judahites from the City of Palms (Jericho) into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South (the Negeb) near Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

And the sons of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the sons of Judah into the wilderness of Judah which is towards the Negev of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17 A nd Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and utterly destroyed it. So the city was called Hormah.

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanite that inhabited Zephath and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

18 A lso Judah took Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

Also Judah took Gaza with its border and Askelon with its border and Ekron with its border.

19 T he Lord was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country, but he could not drive out those inhabiting the valley basin because they had chariots of iron.

And the LORD was with Judah, who drove out the inhabitants of the mountains, but could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains, because they had chariots of iron.

20 H ebron was given to Caleb as Moses said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb as Moses had said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

21 B ut the Benjamites did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; the Jebusites dwell with the Benjamites in Jerusalem to this day.

¶ And the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; thus the Jebusites dwell with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 T he house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

And also those of the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23 A nd the house of Joseph was sent to spy out Bethel. The name of the city formerly had been Luz.

And those of the house of Joseph put spies in Bethel (Now the name of the city before was Luz).

24 A nd the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the way into the city and we will show you mercy.

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy.

25 W hen he showed them the entrance to the city, they smote the city with the sword, but they let the man and all his family go.

And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man go and all his family.

26 A nd the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

And the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and called the name of it Luz, which is its name unto this day.

27 N either did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or of Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their villages, but the Canaanites remained in that land.

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and its towns nor Taanach and its towns nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanite desired to dwell in that land.

28 W hen Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not utterly drive them out.

And it came to pass when Israel was strong that they put the Canaanites under tribute but did not utterly drive them out.

29 N either did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanite that dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanite dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 N either did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or of Nahalol, but the Canaanites dwelt among them and were put to forced labor.

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, but the Canaanite dwelt among them and became tributaries.

31 N either did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob;

Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho nor the inhabitants of Zidon nor of Ahlab nor of Achzib nor of Helbah nor of Aphik nor of Rehob;

32 B ut the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

to the contrary Asher dwelt among the Canaanites that inhabited the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 N either did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh or of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh nor the inhabitants of Bethanath, but he dwelt among the Canaanites that inhabited the land; nevertheless, the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

34 T he Amorites forced the Danites back into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the plain;

And the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the mountain, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley.

35 T he Amorites remained fixed in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.

And the Amorites desired to dwell in Mount Heres in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; yet when the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, they made them tributaries.

36 A nd the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock Sela and onward.

And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent to Akrabbim from the rock and upward.