Judges 1:22
New International Version
Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

New Living Translation
The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

English Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Berean Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Berean Literal Bible
And the house of Joseph went up—even they—against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.

King James Bible
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.

New King James Version
And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

New American Standard Bible
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

NASB 1995
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

NASB 1977
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.

Amplified Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Berean Annotated Bible
The house of Joseph (YHWH has added) also attacked Bethel (house of God), and the LORD {YHWH} was with them.

Christian Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

American Standard Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

English Revised Version
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The descendants of Joseph also went into battle against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

International Standard Version
Then the army of the tribe of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

NET Bible
When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them.

New Heart English Bible
And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

World English Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the house of Joseph goes up—even they—to Beth-El, and YHWH [is] with them;

Berean Literal Bible
And the house of Joseph went up—even they—against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.

Young's Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph go up -- even they -- to Beth-El, and Jehovah is with them;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the house of Joseph they also will go up to the house of God and Jehovah with them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The house of Joseph also ascended against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

New American Bible
The house of Joseph, too, went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

New Revised Standard Version
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel; and the LORD was with them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The house of Joseph also went out against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they of the house of Yoseph went up, even they to Bayth Eil, and LORD JEHOVAH with them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and the LORD was with them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Jerusalem and Hebron Captured
21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites. 22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),…

Cross References
The house of Joseph

Joshua 17:17
So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,

Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

Joshua 16:1
The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
also attacked Bethel,

Joshua 8:17
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

Joshua 12:16
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Joshua 8:12
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
and the LORD was with them.

Joshua 6:27
So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.

Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

1 Samuel 18:14
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

Joshua 18:3
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Joshua 18:5-6
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north. / When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.

Joshua 19:50-51
as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it. / These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

2 Samuel 5:6-10
Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” …

1 Chronicles 11:4-9
Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land. / The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief. …

1 Kings 9:15-16
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. / Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.


Treasury of Scripture

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

the house

Numbers 1:10,32
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur…

Joshua 14:4
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.

Joshua 16:1-4
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, …

the Lord

Judges 1:19
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.

Genesis 49:24
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

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Judges 1
1. The acts of Judah and Simeon
4. Adonibezek justly requited
8. Jerusalem taken
10. Hebron taken
11. Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir
16. The Kenites dwell in Judah
17. Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken
21. The acts of Benjamin
22. Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel
30. Of Zebulun
31. Of Asher
33. Of Naphtali
34. Of Dan












The house of Joseph

Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph’s sons, acted together to secure the territory assigned to them in the central hill country.

Jos 17:17 So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim…
Jos 17:14 Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua,…
Jos 16:1 The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended…

also attacked Bethel,

Formerly called Luz, Bethel, meaning “house of God,” was a fortified Canaanite city in a strategic location near important travel routes. Its capture helped establish Israel’s control in the region.

Jos 8:17 Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out…
Jos 12:16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
Jos 8:12 Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and…

and the LORD was with them.

Their victory came through God’s presence and faithfulness as He gave Israel the land He had promised.

Jos 6:27 So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame…
Gen 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man…
1Sa 18:14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways,…

Persons / Places / Events
1. House of Joseph
This refers to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, descendants of Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. They were tasked with conquering the land allotted to them in Canaan.

2. Bethel
A significant city in the hill country of Ephraim, Bethel means "House of God" in Hebrew. It was an important religious and historical site for the Israelites.

3. The LORD
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, Yahweh, who is actively involved in the affairs of His people, providing guidance and victory.
Teaching Points
God's Presence in Our Battles
Just as the LORD was with the house of Joseph, He is with us in our spiritual battles. We are reminded of the importance of seeking His presence and guidance in all our endeavors.

Faithfulness to God's Promises
The conquest of Bethel by the house of Joseph is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. We are encouraged to trust in God's promises, knowing that He is faithful to complete what He has begun.

The Importance of Obedience
The success of the house of Joseph was contingent upon their obedience to God's commands. Our victories in life are often tied to our willingness to follow God's instructions.

Spiritual Heritage and Responsibility
As descendants of Joseph, the tribes had a spiritual heritage to uphold. We, too, have a spiritual heritage in Christ and a responsibility to live in a way that honors God.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Judges 1:22?

2. How does Judges 1:22 demonstrate God's faithfulness to the house of Joseph?

3. What can we learn about obedience from the house of Joseph's actions?

4. How does Judges 1:22 connect with God's promises in Genesis 48:21?

5. In what ways can we seek God's guidance like the house of Joseph?

6. How can we apply the house of Joseph's faithfulness in our daily lives?

7. How does Judges 1:22 reflect God's involvement in Israel's military campaigns?

8. What does Judges 1:22 reveal about the tribe of Joseph's faith?

9. Why is the tribe of Joseph specifically mentioned in Judges 1:22?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Judges 1?


(22) The house of Joseph.--Ephraim and Manasseh. The narrative now leaves the conquest of southern for that of central Palestine (Joshua 16, 17).

Beth-el.--The position of this town on the "highway" between Hebron and Shechem--the main thoroughfare of Palestine (Judges 20:31; Judges 21:19)--gave it great importance, as did also its sacred connection with events in the life of Abraham (Genesis 12:8-9; Genesis 13:3-4; Genesis 12:8) and Jacob (Genesis 28:10-17). For its subsequent history, see Judges 20:18-26, and the history of the northern kingdom, Hosea 10:8; Amos 5:21-23; Amos 7:10; 1 Kings 12, 13; 2Kings 2:3, &c. It is now the wretched village of Beitin. Bethel belonged properly to Benjamin (Joshua 18:22), but possibly, as in the case of Jerusalem, the border of Ephraim and Benjamin separated the upper from the lower town. . . .

Verse 22. - The house of Joseph, i.e. Ephraim, but probably ,,here spoken of as "the house of Joseph because in the original document, from which both this chapter and Joshua 15:63, and 16, 17. are taken, the mention of "the lot of the children of Joseph" occurs, embracing both Ephraim and Manasseh. See Joshua 16:1 and Joshua 15:23, with which the twenty-first and twenty-second verses of this chapter are manifestly identical.

Judges 1:22 records a moment when Ephraim and Manasseh trusted God’s promise, confronted remaining opposition, and experienced victory because the Lord was actively with them. The verse reassures believers that covenant identity leads to obedient action and that true success comes only through God’s abiding presence.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The house
בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Joseph
יוֹסֵ֛ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

also
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

attacked
וַיַּעֲל֧וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

Bethel,
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah

and the LORD
וַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

was with them.
עִמָּֽם׃ (‘im·mām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with


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