Judges 1:9

9 Afterward the descendants^[a] of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites^[b] who were living in the hill country, the Negev,^[c] and the Shephelah.^[d]

Judges 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:9

And afterwards the children of Judah
After the taking of Bezek, and the king of it, having him to Jerusalem, where he died: they

went down;
from Jerusalem; which was on high ground:

to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountain, and in the
south, and in the valley;
into which several parts the lot of the tribe of Judah was divided; in each of which they had cities, and some, as it seems, yet unsubdued, and in the hands of the Canaanites; of these several parts, and the cities in them, see ( Joshua 15:21 Joshua 15:33 Joshua 15:48 ) .

Judges 1:9 In-Context

7 Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with {their thumbs and big toes} cut off used to pick up [scraps] under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him [to] Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 The descendants of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and they captured it, {put it to the sword}, and {set the city on fire}.

9 Afterward the descendants of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.

10 And Judah went against the Canaanites living in Hebron (the former name of Hebron [was] Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir [was] Kiriath Sepher).

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons/children"
• [b]. Hebrew "Canaanite"
• [c]. An arid region south of the Judean hills
• [d]. A geographical region associated with an area of low country on the western edge of the Judaean hills.