Judges 1:8

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָה֙ ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
fought	וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ vai.yi.la.cha.Mu	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
taken	וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ vai.yil.ke.Du	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
smitten	וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ vai.ya.Ku.ha	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חָ֑רֶב Cha.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
set	שִׁלְּח֥וּ shi.le.Chu	H7971	to send away · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural
city	הָעִ֖יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fire	בָאֵֽשׁ va.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 15:63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children…
Judges 1:21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 1:1-8

Here, I. The children of Israel consult the oracle of God for direction which of all the tribes should first attempt to clear their country of the Canaanites, and to animate and encourage the rest. It was after the death of Joshua. While he lived he directed them, and all the tribes were obedient to him, but when he died he left no successor in the same authority that he had; but the people must consult the breast-plate of judgment, and thence receive the word of command; for God himself, as he was their King, so he was the Lord of their hosts. The question they ask is, Who shall go up first? Jdg 1:1. By this time, we may suppose, they were so multiplied that the places they were in possessi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 1:8

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it--The capture of this important city, which ranks among the early incidents in the war of invasion (Jos 15:63), is here noticed to account for its being in the possession of the Judahites; and they brought Adoni-bezek thither [Jdg 1:7], in order, probably, that his fate being rendered so public, might inspire terror far and wide. Similar inroads were made into the other unconquered parts of Judah's inheritance [Jdg 1:9-11]. The story of Caleb's acquisition of Hebron is here repeated (Jos 15:16-19). [See on Jos 15:16.]

John Gill on Judges 1:8

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it,.... Which accounted for their carrying Adonibezek thither. This they had done in the times of Joshua; for when the king of that place was taken and slain by Joshua, it seems that he and Israel went and fought against the city, and took that in which the tribe of Judah had a principal concern; so Kimchi and Ben Gersom interpret it; but Jarchi and Abarbinel are of opinion, that now from Bezek they went up to Jerusalem, and fought against it, and took it; and so others think, because only the children of Judah are mentioned, and not all Israel, who fought together in Joshua's time; nor is there any mention made of its bei…

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Dictionary and topics

Agag — Flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian. (1.) A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam (Num. 24:7). He lived at the time of the Exodus. (2.) Another king…
Hobab — Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27; comp. Num. 10:29, 30. In Judg. 4:11, the word rendered “father-in-law” means properly any male relative by marriage…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Canaanites · Not expelled — Not expelled
Canaanites, The · Partially subdued by Israel — Partially subdued by Israel
Doctrines, False · Teachers of, are described as: Ungodly — Teachers of, are described as: Ungodly
Jerusalem · Partly taken and burned by Judah — Partly taken and burned by Judah
Judah · .Commissioned by God to lead in the conquest of the promised land — .Commissioned by God to lead in the conquest of the promised land
Judah, The Tribe Of · First and most vigorous in driving out the Canaanites — First and most vigorous in driving out the Canaanites
Siege · .By the — .By the
Simeon · .Inheritance allotted to — .Inheritance allotted to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 1:8

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 1:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 1:8

John Gill on Judges 1:8

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Judges 1:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 1:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 1:8

John Gill on Judges 1:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 1:8-15

Rashi on Judges 1:8