1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?”
2 And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Go up with me into my allotment, and let us fight against the Canaanites; then I too will go with you into your allotment.” And Simeon went with him.
4 And Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
5 At Bezek they came upon Adoni-bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 And Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued after him; they caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.