Judg 1:19 | NET2full | STEP | The Lord was with the men of Judah . They conquered the hill country , but they could not conquer the people living in the coastal plain because they had chariots with iron -rimmed wheels.

Judges 1:19

19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ^{▼▼tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”} the hill country, but they could not ^{▼▼tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.} conquer the people living in the coastal plain because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ^{▼▼tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.}