Judges 1:10
in Judges 1Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
KJV
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
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This verse in Judges 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
afterward the children of Judah
on Judges 1:9-15
Verses 10 to 15 repeat Joshua 15:14 to 19 almost word for word, so the same events stand in two books, once as the record of Judah's inheritance and once as the opening of Judah's war. The man who takes Debir is Othniel, who becomes the first judge of Israel at 3:9 with the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him at 3:10, so the book's first deliverer is introduced winning a wife. Achsah is the only person in the chapter who asks for anything, and what she asks for is water, since a field in the south country without springs cannot be worked. Both old names are kept, Hebron called Kirjath-arba and Debir called Kirjath-sepher, which is how these records mark towns that were standing long before Israel came.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Judah went - Under the conduct of Caleb, as is recorded, ver. 14, &c., for that relation, and this, are doubtless one and the same expedition, and it is mentioned there by anticipation.
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They had iron chariots, and therefore it was thought not safe to attack them: but had not Israel God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels ( Ps. lxviii. 17 ), before whom these iron chariots would be but as stubble to the fire? Had not God expressly promised by the oracle (
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), that he was not yet in possession of his own allotment. It was happy for them that they had such a general as, according to his name, was all heart.
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And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron,....
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ | hakenaani | the Canaanite[s] | H3669 → | 73 times |
| הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב | haiyoshev | who dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן | bechevron | in Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| וְשֵׁם־ | veshem- | and [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| חֶבְר֥וֹן | chevron | Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| לְפָנִ֖ים | lefanim | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| קִרְיַ֣ת | kiryat | [was] Kiriath | H7153 → | |
| אַרְבַּ֑ע | ʾarba' | Arba | H7153 → | |
| וַיַּכּ֛וּ | vaiyaku | and they defeated | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֵׁשַׁ֥י | sheshai | Sheshai | H8344 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲחִימַ֖ן | ʾachiman | Ahiman | H289 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תַּלְמָֽי׃ | talmai | Talmai | H8526 → |
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙the Canaanite[s]
hakenaaniH3669 →73 times
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בwho dwelt
haiyoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןin Hebron
bechevronH2275 →72 times
וְשֵׁם־and [the] name of
veshem-H8034 →864 times
חֶבְר֥וֹןHebron
chevronH2275 →72 times
לְפָנִ֖ים<to> before
lefanimH6440 →2123 times
קִרְיַ֣ת[was] Kiriath
kiryatH7153 →
אַרְבַּ֑עArba
ʾarba'H7153 →
וַיַּכּ֛וּand they defeated
vaiyakuH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שֵׁשַׁ֥יSheshai
sheshaiH8344 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֲחִימַ֖ןAhiman
ʾachimanH289 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
תַּלְמָֽי׃Talmai
talmaiH8526 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
- Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
- 1 Corinthians 3:18–20
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–29
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Proverbs 21:30–31
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Lamentations 3:37–38
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Jeremiah 9:23
Where this verse is studied
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About Judges
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.