They said, ¹  “Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”

The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon, ¹  “Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites. ²  Then we ³  will go with you into your allotted land.” So the men of Simeon went with them.

Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight ¹  each other!”

Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots. ¹  Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them.” He approved their plan and did as they advised. ²