ESV Reformation Study Bible – Judges 1:8
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Judges 1:8

1:8 sword. Judah obeyed the covenant by destroying the inhabitants without mercy (Deut. 7:1–2; 20:16–20). Judah did not occupy Jerusalem at this point (v. 21).