Judges 1:4

And Judah went up,.... Simeon being along with him, from the southern parts of the land, where they dwelt, and went more northward towards Jerusalem, and which therefore is called a going up:

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The Canaanites and the Perizzites - See Gen 12:6, note; Gen 13:7, note. Bezek may be the name of a district. It has not yet been identified.

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…

This verse is made up of general phrases borrowed from Jdg 1:5-7, with the addition of the 10,000 a common round number, Jdg 3:29; Jdg 4:6; Jdg 7:3. The story of Adoni-bezek which follows has…