From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.
We have here a further account of that glorious and successful campaign which Judah and Simeon made. 1. The lot of Judah was pretty well cleared of the Canaanites, yet not thoroughly. Those that dwelt in the mountain (the mountains that were round about Jerusalem) were driven out (Jdg 1:9, Jdg 1:19), but those in the valley kept their ground against them, having chariots of...
Commenting on Judges 1:9-20
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. See Gill on Jos 15:15. . Judges 1:12 jdg 1:12 jdg 1:12 jdg 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. See Gill on Jos 15:16.
Jdg 1:9-15 After the conquest of Jerusalem, the children of Judah (together with the Simeonites, Jdg 1:3) went down to their own possessions, to make war upon the Canaanites in the mountains, the Negeb, and the shephelah (see at Jos 15:48; Jos 21:33), and to exterminate them.
Commenting on Judges 1:9-15