Judges 1 · Verse 4

Judges 1:4

And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Judges 1:4, King James Version

Judges 1:4 in other translations

BSBWhen Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
WEBJudah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
ASVAnd Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
YLTAnd Judah goeth up, and Jehovah giveth the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they smite them in Bezek--ten thousand men;
DARBYAnd Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.
BBEAnd Judah went up; and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands; and they overcame ten thousand of them in Bezek.
WebsterAnd Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

What does Judges 1:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 1:1-8

The Israelites were convinced that the war against the Canaanites was to be continued; but they were in doubt as to the manner in which it was to be carried on after the death of Joshua. In these respects they inquired of the Lord. God appoints service according to the strength he has given. From those who are most able, most work is expected. Judah was first in dignity, and must be first in duty. Judah's service…

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Judges 1:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]H3669
וְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.Ziand the Perizzite[s]H6522
בְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.Damin hand theirH3027
וַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.Kumand they defeated themH5221
בְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekat BezekH966
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.rettenH6235
אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505
אִֽישׁ\׃'IshmanH376

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Cross references for Judges 1:4

  • 1 Samuel 11:8

    And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

  • Joshua 11:6-8

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth–maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

  • 1 Samuel 17:46-47

    This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

  • Deuteronomy 9:3

    Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.

  • Deuteronomy 7:2

    And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

  • Joshua 10:8-10

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth–horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

  • 1 Kings 22:6

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • Exodus 23:28-29

    And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

  • 1 Samuel 14:10

    But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

  • 1 Kings 22:15

    So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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Lord.
Ex 23:28,29; De 7:2; 9:3; Jos 10:8-10; 11:6-8; 1Sa 14:6,10
1Sa 17:46,47; 1Ki 22:6,15
Bezek.Eusebius and Jerome mention two villages of this name, near each other, about seventeen miles from Shechem, towards Scythopolis.
1Sa 11:8

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Context

  • Judges 1:3

    And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

  • Judges 1:4

    And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

  • Judges 1:5

    And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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Judges 1:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y subió Judá, y Jehová entregó en sus manos al Cananeo y al Pherezeo; y de ellos hirieron en Bezec diez mil hombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Juda monta; et l’ Éternel livra le Cananéen et le Phérézien en leur main; et ils les frappèrent à Bézek, 10 000 hommes:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Juda zog hinauf, und Jehova gab die Kanaaniter und die Perisiter in ihre Hand; und sie schlugen sie zu Besek, zehntausend Mann.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ascenditque Judas, et tradidit Dominus Chananæum ac Pherezæum in manus eorum: et percusserunt in Bezec decem millia virorum.