Bible Strands
Judges 1:26
And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of the Israelite capture of a city, following the sparing of a man and his family who had revealed the city's entrance.
The words — וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ (va/i.Ye.lekh) translates as "and he went," and וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א (va/i.yik.Ra') translates as "and he called," marking the man's deliberate relocation and act of renaming.
The thread — The supplied references 2 Kings 7:6 and 2 Chronicles 1:17 address military logistics and chariot imports, not the relocation narrative found in Judges 1:26.
Why it lands — The text states that a spared individual established a new settlement under a former Canaanite name, while the surrounding verses document Israel's incomplete conquest of Canaanite territories. It requires the reader to note the persistence of pre-Israelite presence and the practical outcome of military compromise.
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The Hebrew words
King James 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.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.