King James Version (KJV)

Judges 1:23

β€œAnd the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)”

Verse in context β€” Judges 1

21

And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.

23

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)

24

And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

25

And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

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