士师记 1:19

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

耶和華與猶大同在，猶大就佔領了山地；但不能趕走平原的居民，因為他們有鐵車。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 与 犹 大 同 在 ， 犹 大 就 赶 出 山 地 的 居 民 ， 只 是 不 能 赶 出 平 原 的 居 民 ， 因 为 他 们 有 铁 车 。

Contextual Overview

⁹ Later, they went down to fight the Canaanites who lived in the mountains, in the dry country to the south, and in the western hills. ¹⁰ The men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites in the city of Hebron (which used to be called Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. ¹¹ Then they left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher.) ¹² Before attacking the city, Caleb said, "I will give Acsah, my daughter, as a wife to the man who attacks and captures the city of Kiriath Sepher." ¹³ Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured the city, so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to Othniel to be his wife. ¹⁴ When Acsah came to Othniel, she told him to ask her father for a field. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" ¹⁵ Acsah answered him, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in southern Canaan, also give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. ¹⁶ The Kenite people, who were from the family of Moses' father-in-law, left Jericho, the city of palm trees. They went with the men of Judah to the Desert of Judah to live with them there in southern Judah near the city of Arad. ¹⁷ The men of Judah and the men of Simeon, their relatives, defeated the Canaanites who lived in Zephath. They completely destroyed the city, so they called it Hormah. ¹⁸ The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the lands around them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: Judges 1:2, Judges 6:12, Judges 6:13, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:21, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 14:12, 2 Samuel 5:10, 2 Kings 18:7, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 60:12, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 41:15, Matthew 1:23, Romans 8:31

he drave: etc. or he possessed the mountain

but could: Not because the iron chariots were too strong for Omnipotence, or because he refused to help them; but because their courage and faith failed when they saw them. Judges 1:27-32, Joshua 7:12, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 17:19, Matthew 17:20, Philippians 4:13

chariots: Exodus 14:7-31, Joshua 11:1-9, Joshua 17:16-18, Psalms 46:9

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:17 - the mountain Judges 1:22 - the Lord Judges 2:14 - could not Judges 4:3 - chariots Psalms 106:34 - did not Obadiah 1:19 - the plain

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord was with Judah,.... Encouraging, strengthening, succeeding, and giving the tribe victory over the Canaanites; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord was for the help of the house of Judah:''

and he drove out [the inhabitants of] the mountains; the mountainous part of Judea, such as was about Jerusalem, and where Hebron stood, and other cities, see Joshua 15:48, c. which though fortified both by nature and man, yet God being with them, they were easily subdued:

but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley God forsaking them, because they were afraid of them, for a reason after mentioned, or through slothfulness, and being weary of fighting, or because they fell into some sins, which occasioned the divine displeasure; so the Targum,

"after they had sinned, they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley:''

because they had chariots of iron; but this was no reason why they could not drive them out, if God was with them, who could as easily have delivered these into their hands, as the inhabitants of the mountains; but is the reason why they were afraid to fight with them, and to attempt to drive them out, and which they themselves gave why they did not.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 1:19. And the Lord was with Judah, and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. — Strange! were the iron chariots too strong for Omnipotence? The whole of this verse is improperly rendered. The first clause, The Lord was with Judah should terminate the 18th verse, and this gives the reason for the success of this tribe: The Lord was with Judah, and therefore he slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, c., &c. Here then is a complete period: the remaining part of the verse either refers to a different time, or to the rebellion of Judah against the Lord, which caused him to withdraw his support. Therefore the Lord was with Judah, and these were the effects of his protection but afterwards, when the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, c., God was no longer with them, and their enemies were left to be pricks in their eyes, and thorns in their side, as God himself had said.

This is the turn given to the verse by Jonathan ben Uzziel, the Chaldee paraphrast: "And the WORD of Jehovah was in the support of the house of Judah, and they extirpated the inhabitants of the mountains but afterwards, WHEN THEY SINNED, they were not able to extirpate the inhabitants of the plain country, because they had chariots of iron." They were now left to their own strength, and their adversaries prevailed against them.

From a work called the Dhunoor Veda, it appears that the ancient Hindoos had war chariots similar to those of the Canaanites. They are described as having many wheels, and to have contained a number of rooms. - Ward's Customs.