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Judges 1:22-23 - Compare All Versions

Judges 1:22-23 NIV (New International Version)

Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz)

Judges 1:22-23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

Judges 1:22-23 NLT (New Living Translation)

The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the LORD was with them. They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz).

Judges 1:22-23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with  them. They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz  ).

Judges 1:22-23 KJV (King James Version)

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

Judges 1:22-23 NKJV (New King James Version)

And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.)

Judges 1:22-26 MSG (The Message)

The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. GOD was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, “Show us a way into the city and we’ll treat you well.” The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that’s its name to this day.

Judges 1:22-23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. The house of Joseph had men spy out Bethel (the name of the city previously was Luz).

Judges 1:22-23 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

Judges 1:22-23 NET (New English Translation)

When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them. When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz)