23For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,


In Context

20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.

21 But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

23 For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza,

24 They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

25 And when he had shewn them, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but that man and all his kindred they let go:

Judges 1:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:23When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23and the house of Joseph cause men to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)