Judges 1:3
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
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Gill's Exposition
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother,.... The men of the tribe of Judah said to those of the tribe of Simeon, they being not only brethren by father's and mother's side, which was not the case of…
Here, I. The children of Israel consult the oracle of God for direction which of all the tribes should first attempt to clear their country of the Canaanites, and to animate and encourage the rest. It…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother The personification of a tribe or nation is common in O.T. idiom, e.g. Jdg 11:17; Num 20:14; Jos 17:14 etc.; hence the tribal traditions often take the form of…
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