And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
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Interpretation
The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Ps 68:17 . Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith.
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This thought runs through Judges 1:16-20.
Glossary
- Simeon Person
- Hearing. (1. ) The second son of Jacob by Leah ( Gen. 29:33 ). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26).
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Hormah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Masos.
- Zephath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Masos.