1:1 after the death of Joshua. Ca. 1383 B.C. (cf. Josh. 14:7–10 with Josh. 24:29). Descriptions of the book’s setting in Judg. 1, 2 vary between times after Joshua’s death and flashbacks summarizing conditions while he was alive (as 2:2–6). Compare Josh. 1:1, “After the death of Moses.…” 1:2 Judah shall go up. This tribe received God’s first go-ahead to push for a more thorough conquest of its territory. The reason probably lay in God’s choice that Judah be the leader among the tribes (Gen. 49:8–12;