Judges 1:18

Easy-to-Read Version

The men of Judah also captured the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron and all the small towns around them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.

Hebrew Names Version
Also Yehudah took `Aza with the border of it, and Ashkelon with the border of it, and `Ekron with the border of it.

King James Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

Lexham English Bible
Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.

English Standard Version
Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

New Century Version
The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the lands around them.

New English Translation
The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities.

Amplified Bible
Also [the warriors of] Judah captured Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.

New American Standard Bible
And Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also Iudah tooke Azzah with the coasts thereof, and Askelon with the coasts thereof, and Ekron with the coastes thereof.

Legacy Standard Bible
that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts."

Contemporary English Version
The 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.

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hudah also took ‘Azah with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory and ‘Ekron with its territory.

Darby Translation
And Judah took Gazah and its border, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron and its border.

George Lamsa Translation
Judah also took Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

Good News Translation
The Lord helped the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they did not capture Gaza, Ashkelon, or Ekron, with their surrounding territories. These people living along the coast had iron chariots, and so the people of Judah were not able to drive them out.

Literal Translation
And Judah captured Gaza and its border, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron and its border.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iuda also wanne Gasa with the borders therof, & Ascalon with hir borders, & Accaron with the coastes therof.

American Standard Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

Bible in Basic English
Then Judah took Gaza and its limit, and Ashkelon and its limit, and Ekron and its limit.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And also Iuda toke Azzah with the coastes therof, & Askalon with ye coastes therof, and Akaron with the coastes therof.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

King James Version (1611)
Also Iudah tooke Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts, nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, nor Azotus nor the lands around it.

English Revised Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

Berean Standard Bible
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron-each with its territory.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Judas took Gaza with hise coostis, and Ascolon, and Accaron with hise termes.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah captureth Gaza and its border, and Askelon and its border, and Ekron and its border;

Update Bible Version
Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.

Webster's Bible Translation
Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Askelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.

World English Bible
Also Judah took Gaza with the border of it, and Ashkelon with the border of it, and Ekron with the border of it.

New King James Version
Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

New Living Translation
In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.

New Life Bible
Judah took Gaza with its land, Ashkelon with its land, and Ekron with its land.

New Revised Standard
Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Judah captured Gaza with the boundaries thereof, and Ashkelon, with the boundaries thereof, - and Ekron, with the boundaries thereof.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Juda took Gaza, with its confines, and Ascalon, and Accaron, with their confines.

Revised Standard Version
Judah also took Gaza with its territory, and Ash'kelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

THE MESSAGE
But Judah didn't manage to capture Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron with their territories. God was certainly with Judah in that they took over the hill country. But they couldn't oust the people on the plain because they had iron chariots.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.

Contextual Overview

⁹ Later, they went down to fight against some more Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the western foothills. ¹⁰ Then the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the city of Hebron. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They defeated the men named Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. ¹¹ 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.) ¹² Before they started to fight, Caleb made a promise to the men. He said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and conquers Kiriath Sepher." ¹³ Caleb had a younger brother named Kenaz. Kenaz had a son named Othniel. Othniel captured the city of Kiriath Sepher. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to Othniel to be his wife. ¹⁴ Acsah went to live with Othniel. Othniel told Acsah to ask her father for some land. She went to her father. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What is wrong?" ¹⁵ Acsah answered him, "Give me a blessing. You gave me dry desert land in the Negev. Please give me some land with water on it." So Caleb gave her what she wanted. He gave her the upper and lower pools of water in that land. ¹⁶ The Kenites left the City of Palm Trees and went with the men of Judah. They went to the desert of Judah to live with the people there. This was in the Negev near the city Arad. (The Kenites were from the family of Moses' father-in-law.) ¹⁷ Some Canaanites lived in the city of Zephath. The men of Judah and men from the tribe of Simeon attacked them and completely destroyed the city. So they named the city Hormah. ¹⁸ The men of Judah also captured the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron and all the small towns around them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua 11:22, Joshua 13:3, Joshua 15:45-47, 1 Samuel 6:17

Also Judah: There is the following remarkable variation here in the Septuagint:

בי ןץך וךכחסןםןלחףום ןץהבע פחם בזבם, ןץהו פב ןסיב בץפחע; ןץהו פחם ףךבכשםב, ןץהו פב ןסיב בץפחע; ךבי פחם ךךבסשם, ןץהו פב ןסיב בץפחע; פחם זשפןם, ןץהו פב נוסיףנןסיב בץפחע. But Judah did not possess Gaza, nor the coasts thereof; nor Askelon, nor the coasts thereof; nor Ekron, nor the coasts thereof; nor Ashdod, nor the coasts thereof." Procopius and Augustine read the same; and Josephus - Ant. 1. v. c. 2 sec. 4 says that the Israelites only took Askelon and Ashdod, but not Gaza or Ekron; and from Judges 3:3, and the whole succeeding history, it appears that these cities were not in the possession of the Israelites, but of the Philistines.

Gaza: Judges 3:3, Judges 16:1, Judges 16:2, Judges 16:21, Exodus 23:31

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 5:10 - God to Ekron Obadiah 1:19 - the plain

Cross-References

Psalms 19:6
It starts at one end of the sky and runs all the way to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.

Jeremiah 31:35
He makes the sun shine in the day, and he makes the moon and the stars shine at night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves crash on the shore. The Lord All-Powerful is his name. This is what the Lord says:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also Judah took Gaza, with the coast thereof,.... Which by lot fell to that tribe, Joshua 15:47; it was not till now subdued:

and Ashkelon with the coast thereof; which, according to our countryman Sandys q, was ten miles from Gaza:

and Ekron with the coast thereof; this also is the lot that fell to Judah, but was afterwards given to the tribe of Dan, Joshua 15:45; for whom Judah now fought and took it; but in a short time all these places were retaken, and possessed by the Philistines, and were three of their five principalities which they ever after retained, see Judges 3:3.

q Travels, p. 118. Ed. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is remarkable that Ashdod is not here mentioned, as it is in Joshua 15:46-47, in conjunction with Gaza and Ekron; but that Askelon, which is not in the list of the cities of Judah at all, is named in its stead. (See Joshua 13:3 note.) It is a curious fact that when Rameses III took Askelon it was occupied, not by Philistines, but apparently by Hebrews. Rameses began to reign in 1269 B.C., and reigned 25 years. At any time between 1269 and 1244 B.C. such occupation of Askelon by Hebrews agrees with the Book of Judges.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 1:18. Judah took Gaza - and Askelon - and Ekron — There is a most remarkable variation here in the Septuagint; I shall set down the verse: Και ουκ εκληρονομησεν Ιουδας την Γαζαν, ουδε τα ὁρια αυτης· ουδε την Ασκαλωνα, ουδε τα ὁρια αυτης· και την Ακκαρων, ουδε τα ὁρια αυτης· την Αζωτον, ουδε τα περισπορια αυτης· και ην Κυριος μετα Ιουδα. "But Judah DID NOT possess Gaza, NOR the coast thereof; neither Askelon, nor the coasts thereof, neither Ekron, nor the coasts thereof; neither Azotus, nor its adjacent places: and the Lord was with Judah." This is the reading of the Vatican and other copies of the Septuagint: but the Alexandrian MS., and the text of the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglots, agree more nearly with the Hebrew text. St. Augustine and Procopius read the same as, the Vatican MS.; and Josephus expressly says that the Israelites took only Askelon and Azotus, but did not take Gaza nor Ekron; and the whole history shows that these cities were not in the possession of the Israelites, but of the Philistines; and if the Israelites did take them at this time, as the Hebrew text states, they certainly lost them in a very short time after.