Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked1 the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”2

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1	tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”
2	tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”