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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Judges 1 The children of Israel, after Joshua's death, inquiring of the Lord which tribes should first go up against the remaining Canaanites, Judah is ordered to go up, who with Simeon did, Jude 1:1; and had success against the Canaanites under Adonibezek, whom they brought to Jerusalem Jude 1:4; and against the Canaanites in Hebron, Debir, Zephath, Hormah, Gaza, Ashkelon, and...
John Gill
And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim,.... Of which [See comments on Numbers 34:4] and [See comments on Joshua 15:3]: from the rock, and upwards; even from the city Petra in Idumea, and beyond that; and there was a country near Idumea, called Acrabatane, from this mountain Akrabbim, "Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they...
Matthew Henry
Judah Attacks the Canaanites; The Punishment of Adoni-bezek. (b. c. 1425.) 1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord , saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me...