Discovery BoxJudges 1:18 
Context1:18 The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities. 1
Judges 10:9
Context10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. 2 Israel suffered greatly. 3
Judges 15:9
Context15:9 The Philistines went up and invaded 4 Judah. They arrayed themselves for battle 5 in Lehi.
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 “the house of Ephraim.”
3 tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”
4 tn Or “camped in.”
5 tn Or “spread out.” The Niphal of נָטָשׁ (natash) has this same sense in 2 Sam 5:18, 22.
