Judges 1:2

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““Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.””

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BSBPD

““Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 1:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  2. Numbers 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
  3. Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
  4. Joshua 2:24“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”
  5. Judges 20:18The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
  6. Judges 20:28and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
  7. Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
  8. Hebrews 7:14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
  9. Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  10. Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

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