Then Judahsaidto Simeonhis brother,"Comeup with me into the territoryallottedme, that we may fightagainst the Canaanites;and I in turnwill gowith you into the territoryallottedyou." So Simeonwentwith him.
Then she conceivedagainand borea sonand said,"Becausethe LORDhas heardthat I am unloved,He has therefore givenme this[son] also."So she namedhim Simeon.
He said,"Ifthe Arameansare toostrongfor me, then you shall helpme, but ifthe sonsof Ammonare toostrongfor you, then I will cometo helpyou.
Then the secondlotfellto Simeon,to the tribeof the sonsof Simeonaccording to their families,and their inheritancewas in the midstof the inheritanceof the sonsof Judah.
from the tribeof Simeontwelvethousand,from the tribeof Levitwelvethousand,from the tribeof Issachartwelvethousand,
Then Judahwentwith Simeonhis brother,and they struckthe Canaaniteslivingin Zephath,and utterlydestroyedit. So the nameof the citywas calledHormah.
The LORDsaid,"Judahshall goup; behold,I have giventhe landinto his hand."
Judahwentup, and the LORDgavethe Canaanitesand the Perizzitesinto their hands,and they defeatedtenthousandmenat Bezek.
