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Judges 1:7-9
New International Version
Judges 1:7-9
New International Version
7 Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back(A) for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem,(B) and he died there.
8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem(C) also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9 After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country,(D) the Negev(E) and the western foothills.
Judges 1:7-9
New King James Version
Judges 1:7-9
New King James Version
7 And Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; (A)as I have done, so God has repaid me.” Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
8 Now (B)the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it; they struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 (C)And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the [a]South, and in the lowland.
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- Judges 1:9 Heb. Negev, and so throughout the book
Judges 1:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Judges 1:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; (A)as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 Then the sons of Judah fought against (B)Jerusalem and captured it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 9 Afterward, the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, and in the [a]Negev, and in the lowland.
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- Judges 1:9 I.e., South country
Judges 1:7-9
English Standard Version
Judges 1:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off (A)used to pick up scraps under my table. (B)As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 (C)And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in (D)the hill country, in the Negeb, and in (E)the lowland.
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