1. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?”
2. And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
3. And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Go up with me into my allotment, and let us fight against the Canaanites; then I too will go with you into your allotment.” And Simeon went with him.
4. And Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
5. At Bezek they came upon Adoni-bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6. And Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued after him; they caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.