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Judges 1:22

The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. God was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, "Show us a way into the city and we'll treat you well." The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that's its name to this day.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-El;   Canaanites;   Ephraim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beth-El;   Ephraim;   Tribe;   The Topic Concordance - Compassion;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Canaanites, the;   Ephraim, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Canaan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostacy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Gods and Goddesses, Pagan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Judges, the Book of;   Palestine;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethel;   Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethel;   Canaanites;   Doubt;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Jude, Epistle of;   Judges (1);   Manasseh;   Numbers, Book of;   Palestine;   Tribes of Israel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline;   Pity Compassion;   Salvation;   Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethel;   Dan;   Hittites;   Jehoshaphat;   Jerusalem;   Scripture;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Beth'el;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethel;   Compassion;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Refute;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bethel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;   Ephraim;   Joshua (Jehoshua);   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Hebrew Names Version
The house of Yosef, they also went up against Beit-El; and the LORD was with them.
King James Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
Lexham English Bible
Likewise, the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
English Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New Century Version
The men of Joseph went to fight against the city of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New English Translation
When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.
Amplified Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
New American Standard Bible
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They also yt were of the house of Ioseph, went vp to Beth-el, and the Lord was with them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And on some, who are doubting, have mercy;
Contemporary English Version
The Ephraim and Manasseh tribes were getting ready to attack Bethel, which at that time was called Luz. And the Lord helped them when they sent spies to find out as much as they could about Bethel.
Complete Jewish Bible
The house of Yosef likewise attacked Beit-El; and Adonai was with them.
Darby Translation
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.
Easy-to-Read Version
The descendants of Joseph went to fight against the city of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
George Lamsa Translation
The house of Joseph also went out against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.
Good News Translation
The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to attack the city of Bethel, at that time called Luz. The Lord helped them. They sent spies to the city,
Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph went up, they also against Bethel. And Jehovah was with them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Likewyse the children of Ioseph wete vp also vnto Bethel, & the LORDE was wt the.
American Standard Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
Bible in Basic English
And the family of Joseph went up against Beth-el, and the Lord was with them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in like maner they that were of the house of Ioseph went vp to Bethel, and the Lorde was with them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.
King James Version (1611)
And the house of Ioseph, they also went vp against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.
English Revised Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.
Berean Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the hows of Joseph stiede in to Bethel, and the Lord was with hem.
Young's Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph go up -- even they -- to Beth-El, and Jehovah [is] with them;
Update Bible Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Yahweh was with them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD [was] with them.
World English Bible
The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them.
New King James Version
And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
New Living Translation
The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
New Life Bible
The men of the family of Joseph went up against Bethel. And the Lord was with them.
New Revised Standard
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the Lord was with them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then went up the house of Joseph - they also, - unto Bethel, - and, Yahweh, was with them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Revised Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Contextual Overview

21 But the people of Benjamin couldn't get rid of the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. Benjaminites and Jebusites live side by side in Jerusalem to this day. 22The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. God was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, "Show us a way into the city and we'll treat you well." The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that's its name to this day. 27But Manasseh never managed to drive out Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo with their territories. The Canaanites dug in their heels and wouldn't budge. When Israel became stronger they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never got rid of them. 29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. The Canaanites stuck it out and lived there with them. 30 Nor did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites in Kitron or Nahalol. They kept living there, but they were put to forced labor. 31Nor did Asher drive out the people of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, and Rehob. Asher went ahead and settled down with the Canaanites since they could not get rid of them. 33 Naphtali fared no better. They couldn't drive out the people of Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath so they just moved in and lived with them. They did, though, put them to forced labor. 34The Amorites pushed the people of Dan up into the hills and wouldn't let them down on the plains. The Amorites stubbornly continued to live in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph got the upper hand, they were put to forced labor. 36 The Amorite border extended from Scorpions' Pass and Sela upward.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the house: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 1:32, Joshua 14:4, Joshua 16:1-4, 1 Chronicles 7:29, Revelation 7:8

the Lord: Judges 1:19, Genesis 49:24, 2 Kings 18:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:19 - the name Genesis 35:6 - Luz Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Joshua 12:16 - Bethel Joshua 16:2 - Bethel Joshua 18:13 - side of Luz 1 Samuel 30:27 - Bethel 1 Kings 11:28 - the house 1 Chronicles 7:28 - Bethel Amos 5:6 - the house

Cross-References

Genesis 1:14
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.
Genesis 30:27
Laban said, "If you please, I have learned through divine inquiry that God has blessed me because of you." He went on, "So name your wages. I'll pay you."
Genesis 35:11
God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants.
Job 40:15
"Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you. Grazing on grass, docile as a cow— Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly. His tail sways like a cedar in the wind; his huge legs are like beech trees. His skeleton is made of steel, every bone in his body hard as steel. Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb! The grass-covered hills serve him meals, while field mice frolic in his shadow. He takes afternoon naps under shade trees, cools himself in the reedy swamps, Lazily cool in the leafy shadows as the breeze moves through the willows. And when the river rages he doesn't budge, stolid and unperturbed even when the Jordan goes wild. But you'd never want him for a pet— you'd never be able to housebreak him!"
Job 42:12
God blessed Job's later life even more than his earlier life. He ended up with fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand teams of oxen, and one thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first daughter Dove, the second, Cinnamon, and the third, Darkeyes. There was not a woman in that country as beautiful as Job's daughters. Their father treated them as equals with their brothers, providing the same inheritance.
Psalms 128:3
Your wife will bear children as a vine bears grapes, your household lush as a vineyard, The children around your table as fresh and promising as young olive shoots. Stand in awe of God's Yes. Oh, how he blesses the one who fears God !
Proverbs 10:22
God 's blessing makes life rich; nothing we do can improve on God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel,.... Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, Joshua 16:1; and though it seems to have been taken when Ai was, Joshua 8:17; yet it appears that it was now in the possession of the Canaanites; wherefore the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh being desirous of enlarging their borders after the example of Judah, went against this place in order to take it:

and the Lord [was] with them; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, directing, assisting, and succeeding them in their attempt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bethel was within the borders of Benjamin, but was captured, as we here learn, by the house of Joseph, who probably retained it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 1:22. The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel — That is, the tribe of Ephraim and the half tribe of Manasseh, who dwelt beyond Jordan. Beth-el was not taken by Joshua, though he took Ai, which was nigh to it.

Instead of בית יוסף beith Yoseph, "the house of Joseph," ten of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. and six of De Rossi's have בני יוסף beney Yoseph, "the children of Joseph;" and this is the reading of both the Septuagint and Arabic, as well as of two copies in the Hexapla of Origen.


 
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