Judges 1:2
What does Judges 1:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 1:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Context
v.1And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
v.2This passage
v.3And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 5:5
and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
- Genesis 49:8
Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
- Psalms 78:68
But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
- Numbers 7:12
And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
- Numbers 2:3
And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.