Judges 1:11
in Judges 1From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
KJV
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:
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This verse in Judges 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the men of Judah marched down to fight
on Judges 1:9-15
Verses 10 to 15 repeat Joshua 15:14 to 19 almost word for word. Othniel, who takes Debir, becomes the first judge at 3:9, so the first deliverer is introduced winning a wife. Acsah alone in the chapter asks for anything, and she asks for "springs of water".
This site's exposition
From there they marched against
From there ties this attack to the taking of Hebron in verse 10, so both towns fall in one campaign. John Gill reads the verse with Joshua 15:15, which tells the same attack. Caleb uses the old name when he sets the prize.
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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 from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. See Gill on Jos 15:15.
The words behind it
10 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 |
| מִשָּׁ֔ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| דְּבִ֑יר | devir | Debir | H1688 → | |
| וְשֵׁם־ | veshem- | and [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| דְּבִ֥יר | devir | Debir | H1688 → | |
| לְפָנִ֖ים | lefanim | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| קִרְיַת־ | kiryat- | [was] Kiriath | H7158 → | 10 times |
| סֵֽפֶר׃ | sefer | Sepher | H7158 → | 10 times |
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
מִשָּׁ֔םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
דְּבִ֑ירDebir
devirH1688 →
וְשֵׁם־and [the] name of
veshem-H8034 →864 times
דְּבִ֥ירDebir
devirH1688 →
לְפָנִ֖ים<to> before
lefanimH6440 →2123 times
קִרְיַת־[was] Kiriath
kiryat-H7158 →10 times
סֵֽפֶר׃Sepher
seferH7158 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
3 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
Joshua 15:15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
it leads to
- Joshua 10:38
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:3
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Judges 1:11–13
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Joshua 10:38
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About Judges
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.