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Judges 1:10

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What does Judges 1:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
Judges 1:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
9And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb`s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron, etc.] Hebron was first taken by Joshua, and the inhabitants of it put to the sword, (<061036>Joshua 10:36,37); but while Joshua was employed in making other conquests, the Canaanites found ways and means of getting into the possession of it again; wherefore, when a grant of it was made to Caleb, he, with the assistance of the tribe of Judah, of which he was prince, regained it, (<061512>Joshua 15:12,14); wherefore what is recorded here is only a repetition of what was then done; unless it can be thought that this fact was there inserted by anticipation, or that there were two expeditions of the children of Judah against this place:…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Judah went - Under the conduct of Caleb, as is recorded, Jos 15:14, &c., for that relation, and this, are doubtless one and the same expedition, and it is mentioned there by anticipation. Judges 1:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kirjatharba: Jos 14:15 Sheshai: Jdg 1:20; Num 13:22, Num 13:33; Jos 15:13, Jos 15:14; Psa 33:16, Psa 33:17; Ecc 9:11; Jer 9:23 Judges 1:11”
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