The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms[1] with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.

Other Translations of Judges 1:16

King James Version

The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

English Standard Version

The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.

The Message

The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 The people of Hobab the Kenite, Moses' relative, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Palms to the wilderness of Judah at the descent of Arad. They settled down there with the Amalekites.

New King James Version

The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 Now the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

New Living Translation

The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and Benjamin

16 When the tribe of Judah left Jericho-the city of palms-the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses' father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 1:16

Commentary on Judges 1:9-20

(Read Judges 1:9-20)

The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Joshua 15:16-19. The Kenites had settled in the land. Israel let them fix where they pleased, being a quiet, contented people. They that molested none, were molested by none. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.