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Judges 1:10-15

JUDGES—NOTE ON Judges 1:10 This passage (almost identical to Joshua 15:13) is probably a “flashback” to the earlier capture of Hebron and Debir.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE INTRODUCTION: ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND THE RESULTS 1. Israel's Failure in mingling with the Canaanites CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The question and the answer (Judges 1:1)_ 2. Adon...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    NOW. Note the Figure of speech _Parenthesis_ (App-6), and compare with Judges 1:17. HEBRON. Compare Numbers 13:22.Joshua 14:13. KIRJATH-ARBA. Compare...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The conquests of Judah_ 2 _.the land_ Not the whole land, but the part which had fallen to Judah's lot....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The conquest of Hebron (contrast Joshua 10:36-37 D) is here ascribed to Judah as part of the general operations against the Canaanites (Judges 1:9); later on, the Judahites, having taken the city, mad...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND JUDAH WENT AGAINST THE CANAANITES— See on Joshua 15:18. The expedition against Hebron seems placed here by way of recapitulation, on account of the other conquests of the tribe of Judah. The whole...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Conquests of Judah Judges 1:8-10_ 8 Now the children 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 And afterward the...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ Judah went against the Canaanites that d...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    INTRODUCTORY (JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 3:4) Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5. This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early conquest of Pa

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HEBRON] see on Genesis 13:18. KIRJATHARBA] 'city of four' (quarters). In Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13, however, Arba is regarded as a personal name; he is 'the father of Anak,' or 'a great man among the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THIS BOOK BELIEFS The book called Judges was in the *Hebrew *Scriptures. It was in the section called Former (earlier) *Prophets. In Deuteronomy Chap...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THAT DWELT IN HEBRON. — See Joshua 10:36. Hebron is midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, and twenty miles from either. The first name of the city, which is one of the most ancient in the world (Num...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל ־הַֽ כְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    PROBLEMS OF SETTLEMENT AND WAR Judges 1:1 IT was a new hour in the history of Israel. To a lengthened period of serfdom there had succeeded a time of sojourn in tents, when the camp of the tribes, ha...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    RENEWING THE CONQUEST Judges 1:1 The land had been given. There could be no doubt about _that._ In the ancient covenant which Jehovah had made with Abram, He said: “Unto thy seed have I given this la...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the monarchy. It opens with a description of the general condition of affair...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    God selected Judah to lead the rest of the tribes into battle. Judah asked Simeon to go with him and promised to help him conquer his lot if he would help conquer that of Judah. They killed 10,000 Can...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew (f) Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. (f) These three were giants, and the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hebron. This expedition against Hebron, &c., is the same as is related [in] Josue xv. 24. It is here repeated, to give the reader at once a short sketch of all the achievements of the tribe of Juda a...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Judah, under the banner of the Lord, goeth on victoriously. Reader! how profitable is it ever to keep in view His arm, in whom alone we are victorious? If God be for us, who shall be against us? That...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Thus, in the beginning of the book, we see evil and failure, and also simple and blessed deliverances. But alas! the picture darkens more and more. There are grievous features even in the conduct of t...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND JUDAH WENT AGAINST THE CANAANITES THAT DWELT IN HEBRON,.... Hebron was first taken by Joshua, and the inhabitants of it put to the sword, Joshua 10:36; but while Joshua was employed in making othe...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. Ver. 10. _And they slew Sheshai, &c._] Th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and taken it_ Yet some of the inhabitants retired into the castle, and held out there till David's time. _Judah went against the Canaanites in Hebron_ Under the co...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    THESE; false, wicked teachers. KNOW NOT; do not rightly understand. KNOW NATURALLY; by instinct, such as the indulgence of animal appetites and passions....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [IOSHUAS EXHORTATION, HIS AGE, AND DEATH.] 1 The actes of Iudah and Simeon. 4 Adonibezek iustly requited. 8 Hierusalem taken. 10 Hebron taken. 11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Judah went against the canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, under the leadership of Caleb; (NOW THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE WAS KIRJATH-ARBA;) AND THEY SLEW SHESHAI, AND AHIMAN, AND TALMAI, the three so...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OVERTHROW OF VARIOUS ENEMIES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED (vv. 1-26) Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but realizes that there is territory that should be possessed. They therefore appeal to the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9-20 The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psalms 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Cale...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    JUDAH WENT, under the conduct of Caleb, as it is recorded, JOSHUA 15:11, &c.; for that relation, and this here following, are doubtless one and the same expedition and war, as appears by all the circu...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Judges 1:10 Judah H3063 went H3212 (H8799) Canaanites H3669 dwelt H3427 (H8802) Hebron H2275 name H8034 Hebron...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    REFERRAL BACK TO PREVIOUS CONQUESTS BY JUDAH IN THE TIME OF JOSHUA (JUDGES 1:10). Judges 1:10 ‘ And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. Now the name of Hebron was previously Kiri...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Judges 1 AND JUDGES 2 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaig...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The incomplete victories of Judah, Benjamin and Manasseh. CHARACTERS: God, Judah, Simeon, Adoni-bezek, Caleb, Achsah, Othniel. CONCLUSION: God appoints service according to the strength He...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Judges 1:1. _After the death of Joshua,_ whose death was to the Jews the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest. Judges 1:3. J...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The children of Israel asked the Lord._ SIMPLICITY IN PRAYER Just that! How we have modernised and complicated and destroyed prayer! “The children of Israel asked the Lord.” How simple, how direct,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 1:8. Now the children of Judah had fought, &c.] _Heb_. = “_fought_,” the pluperfect form not being given in the original. Still, the sense is, “_they formerly fought_,” “_they...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JUDGES 1:8 Read _Fought against Jerusalem_,_ and took it_,_ and smote it. _It is the continuation of the narrative of the exploits of Judah and Simeon in conquering their respective lots....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Judah went — Under the conduct of Caleb, as is recorded, Joshua 15:14, &c., for that relation, and this, are doubtless one and the same expedition, and it is mentioned there by anticipation....

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