Discovery BoxJudges 1:18 
Context1:18 The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities. 1
Judges 1:22-23
Context1:22 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
Context5:18 The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; 5
Naphtali charged on to the battlefields. 6
Judges 8:17
Context8:17 He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.
Judges 20:11
Context20:11 So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies. 7
Judges 20:20
Context20:20 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 The noun phrase has been replaced by the pronoun (“they”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
