1. After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel consulted the Lord, saying, "Who will ascend before us, against the Canaanite, and who will be the commander of the war?"
2. And the Lord said: "Judah shall ascend. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hands."
3. And Judah said to his brother Simeon, "Go up with me to my lot, and fight against the Canaanite, so that I also may go forth with you to your lot." And Simeon went with him.
4. And Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanite, as well as the Perizzite, into their hands. And they struck down ten thousand of the men at Bezek.
5. And they found Adonibezek at Bezek, and they fought against him, and they struck down the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
6. Then Adonibezek fled. And they pursued him and captured him, and they cut off the ends of his hands and feet.