Judges 1:26

Verse

And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

Bible in Basic English

And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day.

Free Bible Version

The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the man went into the lande of the Hittites, and built a citie, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof vnto this daie.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

Translation for Translators

That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Noah Webster Bible

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz: which is its name to this day.

World English Bible

The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

Young's Literal Translation

and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz — it [is] its name unto this day.

Context

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

²⁵So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.²⁶And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Summary

This verse describes the city of Bethel, which was originally known as Luz. The tribe of Dan failed to drive out the inhabitants of Bethel, so they ended up living among the Canaanites there. This failure to fully conquer the land and remove the idolatrous influences ultimately led to compromise and spiritual downfall for the tribe of Dan. It serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of not fully obeying God's commands and allowing sinful influences to remain in our lives.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

The man whom they had permitted to go free, went with his family into the land of the Hittites, and there built a town, to which he gave the name of his earlier abode, viz., Luz. The situation of this Luz is altogether unknown. Even the situation of the land of the Hittites cannot be more precisely determined; for we find Hittites at Hebron in the times of Abraham and Moses (Gen 23), and also upon the mountains of Palestine (Num 13:29), and at a later period on the north-east of Canaan on the borders of Syria (Kg1 10:29). That the Hittites were one of the most numerous and widespread of the tribes of the Canaanites, is evident from the fact that, in Jos 1:4, the Canaanites generally are described as Hittites.

Judges 1:26

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

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Berean Standard Bible

And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

Bible in Basic English

And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day.

Free Bible Version

The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the man went into the lande of the Hittites, and built a citie, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof vnto this daie.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

Translation for Translators

That man went to the area where the descendants of Heth lived, and built a city. He named the city Luz, and that is still the name of that city.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

Noah Webster Bible

And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz: which is its name to this day.

World English Bible

The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

Young's Literal Translation

and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz — it [is] its name unto this day.

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Judges 1:26

Verse

Context

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

Summary

Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Judges 1:26

The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary