Judges 1:8 “Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They p…”

Judges 1:8

Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

American Standard Version

And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Geneva Bible 1599

(Nowe the children of Iudah had fought against Ierusalem, and had taken it and smitten it with the edge of the sworde, and had set the citie on fire.)

Darby Translation

And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Judah fight against Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and the city they have sent into fire;

Bible in Basic English

Then the children of Judah made an attack on Jerusalem, and took it, burning down the town after they had put its people to the sword without mercy.

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In context

7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

9Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.

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