John Gill Commentary Judges 1:22

"And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them." — Judges 1:22 (ASV)

And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel ,
&c.] Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, (Joshua 16:1Joshua 16:2) ; and though it seems to have been taken when Ai was, (Joshua 8:17) ; yet it appears that it was now in the possession of the Canaanites; wherefore the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh being desirous of enlarging their borders after the example of Judah, went against this place in order to take it:

and the Lord [was] with them ;
the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, directing, assisting, and succeeding them in their attempt.