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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Contemporary English Version

Judges 1:11

From Hebron, Judah's army went to attack Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Achsah;   Caleb;   Canaanites;   Judah;   Simeon;   Scofield Reference Index - Apostasy;   Balaam;   Cain;   Man;   The Topic Concordance - Bearing Fruit;   Complaining;   Lust;   Murmuring;   Sexual Activities;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Canaanites, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Canaan;   Debir;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   Korah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Achsah;   Debir;   Hobab;   Kirjath-Sannah;   Writing;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abel;   Achsah;   Balaam;   Cain (1);   Joshua, the Book of;   Judges, the Book of;   Kirjath Sannah;   Nicolaitans;   Peter, the Epistles of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Debir;   Judges, Book of;   Othniel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Achsah;   Cain;   Canaanites;   Debir;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Joshua;   Judges (1);   Korah, Dathan, Abiram;   Numbers, Book of;   Palestine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Balaam;   Cainites;   Eschatology;   Jude Epistle of;   Murmuring;   Mystery Mysteries;   Reward;   Witness;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Debir ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Kirjath-sepher;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achsa achsah;   Balaam;   Dan;   Dehir;   Jehoshaphat;   Jerusalem;   Korah;   Nicolaitans;   Othniel;   Scripture;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ach'sah;   De'bir;   Josh'ua, Book of;   Kir'jath-Se'pher;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Cain;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Assyria;   Balaam;   Caleb;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alliance;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Balaam;   Cain;   Core;   Covetousness;   Debir (2);   Err;   Gainsay;   Gnosticism;   Kiriath-Sepher;   Peter, the Second Epistle of;   Providence;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Achsah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - City;   Kirjath-Sepher;   Libraries;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From there they marched against the residents of Debir (Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher).
Hebrew Names Version
From there he went against the inhabitants of Devir. (Now the name of Devir before was Kiryat-Sefer.)
King James Version
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
Lexham English Bible
And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
English Standard Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.
New Century Version
Then they left there and went to fight against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher.)
New English Translation
From there they attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
Amplified Bible
From there [the tribe of] Judah went against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher [city of books and scribes]).
New American Standard Bible
Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was previously Kiriath-sepher).
Geneva Bible (1587)
And from thence hee went to the inhabitantes of Debir, and the name of Debir in olde time was Kiriath-sepher.
Legacy Standard Bible
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have poured themselves into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
Complete Jewish Bible
From there they attacked the inhabitants of D'vir (D'vir was formerly called Kiryat-Sefer).
Darby Translation
And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men of Judah left that place. They went to the city of Debir to fight against the people there. (In the past, Debir was called Kiriath Sepher.)
George Lamsa Translation
And from thence they went against the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Koriath-sephra;
Good News Translation
From there the men of Judah marched against the city of Debir, at that time called Kiriath Sepher.
Literal Translation
And from there he went against the ones living in Debir, and the name of Debir formerly was City of Sepher.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And from thence he wente agaynst ye inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher aforetyme.)
American Standard Version
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
Bible in Basic English
And from there he went up against the people of Debir. (Now the name of Debir in earlier times was Kiriath-sepher.)
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And from thence they went to the inhabitauntes of Dabir, whose name in olde time was called Kiriachsepher.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir--now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
King James Version (1611)
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir, (& the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.
English Revised Version
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
Berean Standard Bible
From there they marched against the residents of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And fro thennus he yede forth, and yede to the dwelleris of Dabir, whos eld name was Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris.
Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly [is] Kirjath-Sepher),
Update Bible Version
And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.)
Webster's Bible Translation
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjath-sepher:
World English Bible
From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher.)
New King James Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)
New Living Translation
From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
New Life Bible
From there Judah went against the people of Debir. (The name of Debir was Kiriath-sepher before.)
New Revised Standard
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher).
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he went from thence, against the inhabitants of Debir, - now, the name of Debir, formerly, was Kiriath-sepher.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And departing from thence, he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters.
Revised Standard Version
From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kir'iath-se'pher.
THE MESSAGE
From there they had marched against the population of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher). Caleb had said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I'll give my daughter Acsah to him as his wife."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher).

Contextual Overview

9 Judah's army fought the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Southern Desert, and the foothills to the west. 10 After that, they attacked the Canaanites who lived at Hebron, defeating the three clans called Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. At that time, Hebron was called Kiriath-Arba. 11 From Hebron, Judah's army went to attack Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher. 12 Caleb told his troops, "The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah." 13 Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, so Caleb let him marry Achsah. Othniel was the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. 14 Right after the wedding, Achsah started telling Othniel that he ought to ask her father for a field. She went to see her father, and while she was getting down from her donkey, Caleb asked, "What's bothering you?" 15 She answered, "I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so please give me some spring-fed ponds for a water supply." Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds named Higher Pond and Lower Pond. 16 The people who belonged to the Kenite clan were the descendants of the father-in-law of Moses. They left Jericho with the people of Judah and settled near Arad in the Southern Desert of Judah not far from the Amalekites. 17 Judah's army helped Simeon's army attack the Canaanites who lived at Zephath. They completely destroyed the town and renamed it Hormah. 18The Lord helped the army of Judah capture Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the land near those towns. They also took the hill country. But the people who lived in the valleys had iron chariots, so Judah was not able to make them leave or to take their land.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Debir: Joshua 10:38, Joshua 10:39, Joshua 15:15

Reciprocal: Joshua 11:21 - the Anakims Joshua 15:49 - Kirjathsannah

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9

The Third Day

God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.
Genesis 1:13
Evening came and then morning—that was the third day.
Genesis 1:14

The Fourth Day

God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.
Genesis 1:16
God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars.
Genesis 1:17
Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth,
Genesis 1:20

The Fifth Day

God said, "I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth."
Genesis 1:29
I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat.
Genesis 2:5
no grass or plants were growing anywhere. God had not yet sent any rain, and there was no one to work the land.
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
Genesis 2:16
But the Lord told him, "You may eat fruit from any tree in the garden,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.

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