Judges 1:3 meaning and explanation
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
Judges 1:3, Berean Standard Bible
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After Joshua's death Israel asks the LORD who should go up first against the Canaanites, and God names Judah (verses 1 and 2). Here Judah turns to Simeon, the tribe whose allotted territory lay within or beside Judah's inheritance in the south, and proposes a partnership: fight with us now, and we will fight with you in return.
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