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Book of Judges, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of Judges—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel 1inquired of the LORD, saying, “Who shall go up first for us 2against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
  2. The LORD said, “3Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”
  3. Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into [a]the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and [b]I in turn will go with you into [c]the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him.
  4. Judah went up, and 4the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they [d]defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
  5. They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they [e]defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
  6. But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his [f]thumbs and big toes.
  7. Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; 5as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.
  8. ¶ Then the sons of Judah fought against 6Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.
  9. Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the [g]Negev and in the lowland.
  10. 7So Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba); and they struck Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.
  11. ¶ Then 8from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher).
  12. And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.”
  13. 9Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.
  14. Then 10it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from [h]her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What [i]do you want?”
  15. She said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the [j]Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
  16. ¶ The [k]descendants of 11the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the 12city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of 13Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
  17. Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called 14Hormah.
  18. And Judah took 15Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.
  19. Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not [l]drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had 16iron chariots.
  20. Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, 17as Moses had [m]promised; and he drove out from there 18the three sons of Anak.
  21. 19But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the 20Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
  22. ¶ Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
  23. The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (21now the name of the city was formerly Luz).
  24. The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and 22we will treat you kindly.”
  25. So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, 23but they let the man and all his family go free.
  26. The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz [n]which is its name to this day.
  27. 24But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so 25the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.
  28. It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.
  29. 26Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
  30. ¶ Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of [o]Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.
  31. ¶ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.
  32. So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
  33. ¶ Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
  34. ¶ Then the Amorites [p]forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;
  35. yet the Amorites persisted in [q]living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the [r]power of the house of Joseph [s]grew strong, they became forced labor.
  36. The border of the Amorites ran from the 27ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit my lot
  2. ^ Lit I, even I
  3. ^ Lit your lot
  4. ^ Lit smote them
  5. ^ Lit smote
  6. ^ Lit thumbs of his hands and his feet
  7. ^ I.e. South country
  8. ^ Lit the
  9. ^ Lit for yourself
  10. ^ I.e. South country
  11. ^ Lit sons
  12. ^ Or dispossess
  13. ^ Lit spoken
  14. ^ Lit it
  15. ^ Perhaps same as Nahalal
  16. ^ Lit pressed
  17. ^ Lit dwelling
  18. ^ Lit hand
  19. ^ Lit was heavy

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Nu 27:21
  2. ^ Jg 1:27; 2:21-23; 3:1-6
  3. ^ Ge 49:8
  4. ^ Ps 44:2; 78:55
  5. ^ Le 24:19
  6. ^ Jos 15:63; Jg 1:21
  7. ^ Jos 15:13-19
  8. ^ Jos 15:15
  9. ^ Jg 3:9
  10. ^ Jos 15:18
  11. ^ Nu 10:29-32; Jg 4:11
  12. ^ De 34:3; Jg 3:13
  13. ^ Nu 21:1
  14. ^ Nu 21:3
  15. ^ Jos 11:22
  16. ^ Jos 17:16; Jg 4:3, 13
  17. ^ Jos 14:9
  18. ^ Jos 15:14; Jg 1:10
  19. ^ Jos 15:63; Jg 1:8
  20. ^ 1Ch 11:4
  21. ^ Ge 28:19
  22. ^ Jos 2:12
  23. ^ Jos 6:25
  24. ^ Jos 17:12
  25. ^ Jg 1:1
  26. ^ Jos 16:10
  27. ^ Jos 15:3

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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