Judges 1:17 “Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacke…”

Judges 1:17

Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

World English Bible

Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.

American Standard Version

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Iudah went with Simeon his brother, and they slewe the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and vtterly destroied it, and called the name of the citie Hormah.

Darby Translation

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it; and they called the name of the city Hormah.

Young's Literal Translation

And Judah goeth with Simeon his brother, and they smite the Canaanite inhabiting Zephath, and devote it; and [one] calleth the name of the city Hormah.

Bible in Basic English

And Judah went with Simeon, his brother, and overcame the Canaanites living in Zephath, and put it under the curse; and he gave the town the name of Hormah.

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Cross references

“Zephath”

2 Chronicles 14:10

2 Chronicles 14:10 · BSB

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

“Zephathah”

Numbers 21:3 Numbers 14:45 Joshua 19:4

Numbers 21:3 · BSB

And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.

Numbers 14:45 · BSB

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.

Joshua 19:4 · BSB

Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

Also

Judges 1:3

Judges 1:3 · BSB

Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites wen…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.

18And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

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