Judges 1:22

22 Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Judges 1:22 in Other Translations

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

22 The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

22 The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. God was with them.

22 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

Judges 1:22 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:22

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel,
&c.] Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, ( Joshua 16:1 Joshua 16:2 ) ; and though it seems to have been taken when Ai was, ( Joshua 8:17 ) ; yet it appears that it was now in the possession of the Canaanites; wherefore the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh being desirous of enlarging their borders after the example of Judah, went against this place in order to take it:

and the Lord [was] with them;
the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, directing, assisting, and succeeding them in their attempt.

Judges 1:22 In-Context

20 As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.

21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

22 Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23 When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

24 the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.”

Cross References

• 1. Judges 10:9
• 2. S Joshua 7:2