Judges 1:19

he drave out. he possessed. (Omit italics.)

mountain. hill country.

valley. lowlands.

chariots of iron. Compare Judges 4:3.

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¹⁹ And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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