18 And Judah took (A)Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory. 19 Now the Lord was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not [a]drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had (B)iron chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, (C)as Moses had [b]promised; and he drove out from there (D)the three sons of Anak.

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  1. Judges 1:19 Or dispossess
  2. Judges 1:20 Lit spoken

18 Judah also took[a] Gaza,(A) Ashkelon(B) and Ekron—each city with its territory.

19 The Lord was with(C) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(D) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(E) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(F) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(G)

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  1. Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take