Discovery BoxJudges 1:19 
Context1:19 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
Context18:9 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.
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.”
