Judges 1:22
20 Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
21 The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23 They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
24 and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
- KJV
- And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.
- WEB
- The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
- ASV
- And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
- DARBY
- And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.
- BLB
- And the house of Joseph went up—even they—against Bethel, and YHWH [was] with them.
- ÅB
- Josefs barn dro også ut; de gikk imot Betel, og Herren var med dem.
- OTB
- Josefs stammer dro også opp mot Betel, og Herren var med dem.
- B1930
- Josefs barn drog også ut; de gikk imot Betel, og Herren var med dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 1:19
The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
Read in context1 Chronicles 7:29
And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
Read in contextJoshua 16:1–4
The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
Read in contextGenesis 49:24
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
Read in contextJoshua 14:4
The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
Read in contextNumbers 1:10
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Read in contextNumbers 1:32
From the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Read in context2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
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