Judges 1:18

1:18 The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities. 1 

Judges 1:22-23

Partial Success

1:22 When the men 2  of Joseph attacked 3  Bethel, 4  the Lord was with them. 1:23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

Judges 5:18

5:18 The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; 5 

Naphtali charged on to the battlefields. 6 

Judges 8:17

8:17 He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.

Judges 20:11

20:11 So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies. 7 

Judges 20:20

20:20 The men of Israel marched out to fight Benjamin; they 8  arranged their battle lines against Gibeah.

1 tn Heb “The men of Judah captured Gaza and its surrounding territory, Ashkelon and its surrounding territory, and Ekron and its surrounding territory.”

2 tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

3 tn Heb “went up.”

4 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

5 tn Heb “Zebulun was a people which despised its life even unto death.”

6 tn Heb “Naphtali was on the heights of the field.”

7 tn Heb “gathered at the city as one man, united.”

8 tn Heb “the men of Israel.” The noun phrase has been replaced by the pronoun (“they”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.