1 After the death of Joshua the Israelites consulted the Lord, asking, “Who shall be first among us to attack the Canaanites and to do battle with them?”
2 The Lord answered: Judah shall attack: I have delivered the land into his power.
3 Judah then said to his brother Simeon, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, and let us do battle with the Canaanites. I will likewise go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him.
4 When Judah attacked, the Lord delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their power, and they struck down ten thousand of them in Bezek.
5 They came upon Adonibezek in Bezek and fought against him. When they struck down the Canaanites and Perizzites,