Judges 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ¹  the hill country, but they could not ²  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ³ 

Judges 18:9

18:9 They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, ⁴  for ⁵  we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, ⁶  but don’t hesitate ⁷  to invade and conquer ⁸  the land.

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¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

³ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

⁴ tn Heb “Arise, and let us go up against them.”

⁵ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX adds “we entered and walked around in the land as far as Laish and.”

⁶ tn Heb “But you are inactive.”

⁷ tn Or “be lazy.”

⁸ tn Heb “to go”; “to enter”; “to possess.”