Judges 1:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Then the Judahites went with the Simeonites, their brothers, and they defeated the Canaanites who lived in Zephath, and they completely destroyed it. So the city was called Hormah.^{[a] 18} Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and all their territories. ¹⁹ Thus the Lord was with the tribe of Judah, and they took possession of the highlands. However, they didn’t drive out those who lived in the plain because they had iron chariots.