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The descendants[a] of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and they captured it, put it to the sword,[b] and set the city on fire.[c] Afterward the descendants[d] of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites[e] who were living in the hill country, the Negev,[f] and the Shephelah.[g] 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites[h] living in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:8 Or “sons/children”
  2. Judges 1:8 Literally “they struck it with the mouth of the sword”
  3. Judges 1:8 Literally “the city they sent away with fire”
  4. Judges 1:9 Or “sons/children”
  5. Judges 1:9 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  6. Judges 1:9 An arid region south of the Judean hills
  7. Judges 1:9 A geographical region associated with an area of low country on the western edge of the Judaean hills.
  8. Judges 1:10 Hebrew “Canaanite”

The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem(A) also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country,(B) the Negev(C) and the western foothills. 10 They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron(D) (formerly called Kiriath Arba(E)) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.(F)

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