Judges 1:11

11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Devir. (Now the name of Devir before was Kiryat-Sefer.)

Judges 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:11

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and
the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
] (See Gill on Joshua 15:15).

Judges 1:11 In-Context

9 Afterward the children of Yehudah went down to fight against the Kana`anim who lived in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.

10 Yehudah went against the Kana`anim who lived in Hevron (now the name of Hevron before was Kiryat-Arba); and they struck Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai.

11 From there he went against the inhabitants of Devir. (Now the name of Devir before was Kiryat-Sefer.)

12 Kalev said, He who strikes Kiryat-Sefer, and takes it, to him will I give `Akhsah my daughter as wife.

13 `Otni'el the son of Kenaz, Kalev's younger brother, took it: and he gave him `Akhsah his daughter as wife.