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Version</a></span><br />After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then they went down to fight the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the western foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the South, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, and in the Negev, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev and in the Shephelah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev (South country) and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Judean foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Judean foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Judah's army fought the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Southern Desert, and the foothills to the west. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After that, the men of Judah went to fight the Canaanites who lived in the mountains, the Negev, and the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After this they went on to fight the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the foothills, and in the dry country to the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, the army of Judah left Jerusalem to attack the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Later the men of Judah went down to attack the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the lowlands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Afterward the people of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the Negev, and in the lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt on the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and afterward the sons of Judah have gone down to fight against the Canaanite inhabiting the hill-country, and the south, and the low country;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and afterwards have the sons of Judah gone down to fight against the Canaanite, inhabiting the hill-country, and the south, and the low country;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And afterward the sons of Judah went down to war against the Canaanite dwelling in the mountain, and in the south, and in the plain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And afterwards they went down and fought against the Chanaanite, who dwelt in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And afterward, descending, they fought against the Canaanites who were living in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Afterward the Judahites went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the mountain region, in the Negeb, and in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Afterward the people of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And afterwards the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, who dwelt in the mountain and in the south and in the plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after that the sons of Yehuda went down to fight with the Canaanites dwellers of the mountain and the south and the plain<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the Lowland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And afterwards the children of Judas went down to fight with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the plain country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=84" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Jerusalem and Hebron Captured</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8</span>Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥar (Conj-w:: Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">Afterward,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">marched down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: lə·hil·lā·ḥêm (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">to fight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">against the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the hill country,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">in the Negev,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8219.htm" title="8219: wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Lowland. From shaphel; Lowland, i.e. the maritime slope of Palestine.">and in the foothills.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/10-36.htm">Joshua 10:36-39</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it. / They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it. / Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21-23</a></span><br />At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities. / No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive. / So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13-19</a></span><br />According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) / And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. / From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher). ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Numbers 13:29</a></span><br />The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a></span><br />Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Joshua 14:12-15</a></span><br />Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.” / Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. / Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a></span><br />But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm">2 Samuel 5:18-25</a></span><br />Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. / So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.” / So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm">1 Chronicles 11:4-9</a></span><br />Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land. / The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-9.htm">1 Chronicles 14:9-16</a></span><br />Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim. / So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.” / So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Matthew 4:25</a></span><br />Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-7.htm">Mark 3:7-8</a></span><br />So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea, / Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Luke 6:17-19</a></span><br />Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. / They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed. / The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1-4</a></span><br />And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. / God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. / But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelled in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.</p><p class="hdg">afterward</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-36.htm">Joshua 10:36</a></b></br> And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21</a></b></br> And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13-20</a></b></br> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, <i>even</i> the city of Arba the father of Anak, which <i>city is</i> Hebron… </p><p class="hdg">valley.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/24-5.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/joshua/24-5.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/24-18.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/24-18.htm">Inhabiting</a> <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/15-33.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/joshua/24-30.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/joshua/19-8.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/19-27.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/judges/1-5.htm">War</a> <a href="/joshua/15-33.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/7-11.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/judges/15-7.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Country</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Inhabiting</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-23.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">South</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">War</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a continuation of the Israelites' mission to claim the land promised to them by God. The Hebrew root here implies a sense of progression and fulfillment of divine command, emphasizing the importance of obedience and perseverance in the faith journey.<p><b>the men of Judah</b><br />The tribe of Judah is highlighted, reflecting its prominent role among the tribes of Israel. Historically, Judah was one of the largest and most influential tribes, often leading military campaigns. This aligns with the prophetic blessing given by Jacob in <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Genesis 49:8-10</a>, where Judah is depicted as a leader among his brothers. The focus on Judah underscores the tribe's responsibility and privilege in fulfilling God's promises.<p><b>marched down</b><br />This phrase conveys a sense of purpose and determination. The Hebrew verb used here often implies a strategic movement, suggesting that the men of Judah were not acting impulsively but were following a divinely guided plan. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and guidance in the lives of His people.<p><b>to fight against the Canaanites</b><br />The Canaanites were the inhabitants of the land that God had promised to the Israelites. Historically, they were known for their fortified cities and advanced culture, which posed significant challenges to the Israelites. Theologically, the Canaanites often symbolize opposition to God's people and His purposes, representing the spiritual battles believers face in their journey of faith.<p><b>living in the hill country</b><br />The hill country refers to the central mountainous region of Canaan, known for its strategic and defensible locations. This area was crucial for establishing control over the land. The mention of the hill country highlights the challenges faced by the Israelites, as they had to rely on God's strength to overcome formidable obstacles.<p><b>the Negev</b><br />The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel. Its harsh environment required resilience and faith from those who sought to inhabit it. The inclusion of the Negev in the conquest narrative emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's promise, extending to all parts of the land, even those that seemed inhospitable.<p><b>and the foothills</b><br />The foothills, or Shephelah, were the lowland regions between the hill country and the coastal plains. This area was agriculturally rich and strategically important, often serving as a battleground between different peoples. The mention of the foothills signifies the completeness of the conquest, as the Israelites sought to establish God's kingdom in every part of the land.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Went down to fight.</span>--"Went up" is the phrase applied to military expeditions (see <a href="/judges/1-2.htm" title="And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.">Judges 1:2</a>); "went down<span class= "ital">" </span>is the phrase for special battles (<a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm" title="David said furthermore, As the LORD lives, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.">1Samuel 26:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/29-4.htm" title="And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for with which should he reconcile himself to his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?">1Samuel 29:4</a>), like the Latin <span class= "ital">descendere in aciem. </span>No doubt the phrase arose from the custom of always encamping on hills when it was possible to do so.<p><span class= "bld">In the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.</span>--These are three marked regions of Palestine--the "hill-country" (<span class= "ital">ha-Har, </span><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;">Joshua 9:1</a>), in which were Hebron and Debir (<a href="/context/judges/1-10.htm" title="And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelled in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.">Judges 1:10-11</a>); the south or <span class= "ital">Negeb </span>(<a href="/joshua/15-21.htm" title="And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,">Joshua 15:21</a>), in which were Arad and Zephath; and the valley, or rather low lands (<span class= "ital">Shephelah, </span><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm" title="So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;">Joshua 11:16</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-33.htm" title="And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,">Joshua 15:33</a>), in which were the three Philistian towns of Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron (<a href="/judges/1-18.htm" title="Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.">Judges 1:18</a>). The <span class= "ital">Har </span>is the central or highland district of Palestine, which runs through the whole length of the country, broken only by the plain of Jezreel. The <span class= "ital">Negeb, </span>derived from a root which means "dry," was the region mainly occupied by the tribe of Simeon. The <span class= "ital">Shephelah, </span>or low maritime plains (of which the root is perhaps also found in <span class= "ital">Hi-Spalis, Seville</span>--see Stanley, <span class= "ital">Sin. and Pal. </span>485), is Palestine proper, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the region of Philistia, the sea-coast south of the Plain of Sharon. In the E.V. the name is sometimes rendered as here, "the valley" (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm" title="Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and to all the places near thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and to Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates.">Deuteronomy 1:7</a>; <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;">Joshua 9:1</a>, &c.), sometimes we find it as "the plain" (<a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm" title="And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.">Obadiah 1:19</a>, &c.), or "the low plains" (<a href="/1_chronicles/27-28.htm" title="And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:">1Chronicles 27:28</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The valley</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the <span class="accented">Shephelah</span>, or lowlands, between the mountains and the coast of the Mediterranean, occupied by the Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Afterward,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">marched down</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽרְדוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to fight</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵׁ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the hill country,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Negev,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in the foothills.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8219.htm">Strong's 8219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lowland</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-9.htm">OT History: Judges 1:9 Afterward the children of Judah went down (Jd Judg. 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