2. The Lord said to the Israelites, “The tribe of Judah will go. I will let them take this land.”
3. The men of Judah went to their relatives from the tribe of Simeon and asked for help. They said, “Brothers, if you will come and help us fight for the land God gave us, we will go and help you fight for your land.” The men of Simeon agreed and went with them.
4. The Lord helped the men of Judah defeat the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They killed 10,000 men at the city of Bezek.
5. In the city of Bezek, they found the ruler of Bezek and fought him, and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.