Judges 1:1–2
The Continuing Conquest of Canaan
1 Now after the adeath of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel basked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the cCanaanites to fight against them?”
2 And the Lord said, d“Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.”
Judges 1:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?”
2 The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”
Judges 1:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”
Judges 1:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Judges 1:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”
2 The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”
Judges 1:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who will be first to go and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
2 The Lord said to them, “The tribe of Judah will go. I have handed the land over to them.”
Judges 1:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them? 2 And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Judges 1:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Which of us shall go up against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Judges 1:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 After Joshua’s death the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who will go first to fight the Canaanites for us?”
2 The Lord answered, “Judah’s troops will go first. I am about to hand the Canaanites over to you.”
Judges 1:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the Lord, “Who will be the first to fight for us against the Canaanites?”
2 The Lord answered, “Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him.”
Judges 1:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
Judges 1:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?” 2 And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
Judges 1:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Joshua died. After that, the people of Israel spoke to the Lord. They asked him, “Who will go up first and fight for us against the people of Canaan?”
2 The Lord answered, “The tribe of Judah will go. I have handed the land over to them.”
Judges 1:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”