Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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Gill's Exposition
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it,.... Which accounted for their carrying Adonibezek thither. This they had done in the times of Joshua; for when the king of…
Barnes' Notes
Render “and the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it,” etc. With regard to the capture of Jerusalem there is some obscurity. It is here said to have been taken,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
fought against Jerusalem, and took it Jerusalem was not taken till the time of David; this verse contradicts Jdg 1:1 and the known course of history; see Jdg 19:11 f.; 2Sa 5:6-9. We have here a late…