19 Now the Lord was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not [a]drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had (A)iron chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, (B)as Moses had [b]promised; and he drove out from there (C)the three sons of Anak. 21 (D)But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the (E)Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:19 Or dispossess
  2. Judges 1:20 Lit spoken

19 The Lord was with(A) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(B) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(C) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(D) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(E) 21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(F) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(G) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

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