Judges 1:2-4

Expanded Bible

² The Lord said to them, “·The tribe of Judah [^LJudah] will go. [^LLook; ^TBehold] I have ·handed the land over to them [^Lgiven the land into his hand].”

³ ·The men of Judah [^LJudah] said to ·the men of Simeon, their relatives [^Lhis brother Simeon], “Come and help us fight the Canaanites for our ·land [allotment]. If you do, we will go and help you fight for your ·land [allotment].” So ·the men of Simeon [^LSimeon] went with them [^CSimeon’s land lay within Judah; Josh. 19:1].

⁴ When Judah attacked, the Lord handed over the Canaanites and the Perizzites to them, and they defeated ten thousand men at the city of Bezek.