NET Bible
"The LORD said,“The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”"
— Judges 1:2, NET Bible
“And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
“And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. ”
“Yahweh said, "Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand."”
“And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.”
“And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.”
“And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
¶ Judah Takes the Lead After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the LORD,“Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”
The LORD said,“The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”
The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon,“Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites. Then we will go with you into your allotted land.” So the men of Simeon went with them.
The men of Judah attacked, and the LORD handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They killed ten thousand men at Bezek.
They met Adoni-Bezek at Bezek and fought him. They defeated the Canaanites and Perizzites.