Geneva Bible Notes: Judges 1

Judges 1:1 ^b Who shalbe our Captaine?

Judges 1:1 ^a By the judgement of Vrim: read {Exo. 28,30 nom 27,21 1 Samuel 28,6}.

Judges 1:2 ^! After Joshua was dead, Judah was constitute captaine.

Judges 1:3 ^c For the tribe of Simeon had their inheritance withing the tribe of Judah, {Josh. 19,1}.

Judges 1:5 ^/ Or, the lord of Bezek.

Judges 1:6 ^d This was Gods juste judgement as the tyrant him selfe confesseth, that as he had done, so did he receiue, {Leuit. 24,19}.

Judges 1:6 ^! Adonibezek is taken.

Judges 1:8 ^e Which was afterward buylt againe and possesed by the Jebusites, {2 Sam. 5,6}.

Judges 1:10 ^f These thre were giants, & the children of Anak.

Judges 1:14 ^! The request of Achsah.

Judges 1:14 ^g Read {Joshua ???,28}.

Judges 1:16 ^! The children of Keni.

Judges 1:16 ^h This was one of the names of Moses father in lawe, read {Nom.10,29}.

Judges 1:18 ⁱ These cities and others were afterward possessed of the Philistines, {1 Sam. 6,17}.

Judges 1:19 ^! The Canaanites are made tributaries, but not destroyed.

Judges 1:21 ^k For after that the tribe of Judah had burnt it, they built it againe.

Judges 1:27 ^l Wherefore God permitted the Canaanites to dwel stil in the land, read {Chap. 3,4}.

Judges 1:30 ^m That is the tribe of Zebulum, as is also to be vnderstand of the rest.

Judges 1:32 ⁿ But made them pay tribute as the others did.

Judges 1:34 ^/ Or, afflicted them.

Judges 1:35 ^/ Or, wolde dwel.

Judges 1:35 ^o Meaning when he was stronger then they.

Judges 1:36 ^p Which was a citie in Arabia, or as some read, from the rocke.