Judges 1:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.”

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BSBPD

“And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz--it <FI>is<Fi> its name unto this day.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 1:26 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:17A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

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