Judges 1:2-5

Contemporary English Version

² “Judah!” the Lord answered. “I'll help them take the land.”

³ The people of Judah went to their relatives, the Simeon tribe, and said, “Canaanites live in the land God gave us. Help us fight them, and we will help you.”

Troops from Simeon came to help Judah. ^4-5 Together they attacked an army of 10,000 Canaanites and Perizzites at Bezek, and the Lord helped Judah defeat them. During the battle, Judah's army found out where the king of Bezek^[a] was, and they attacked there.