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Judges 1:19

Judges 1:19
And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the Lord was with Judah,.... Encouraging, strengthening, succeeding, and giving the tribe victory over the Canaanites; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord was for the help of the house of Judah:"…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 1:9-20

We have here a further account of that glorious and successful campaign which Judah and Simeon made. 1. The lot of Judah was pretty well cleared of the Canaanites, yet not thoroughly. Those that dwelt…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The natural place for this verse is after Jdg 1:1, i. e. after the account of Judah's first success in the Southern Highlands. He conquered the hill country, but the inhabitants of the plain were too…