Joshua son of Nun,(A) the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten.

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And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres[a](A) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

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  1. Judges 2:9 Also known as Timnath Serah (see Joshua 19:50 and 24:30)

Buried in the Promised Land(A)

29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(B) at the age of a hundred and ten.(C)

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30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah[a](A) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.(B)

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  1. Joshua 24:30 Also known as Timnath Heres (see Judges 2:9)

33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(A) died and was buried at Gibeah,(B) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(C) in the hill country(D) of Ephraim.

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32 And Joseph’s bones,(A) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,(B) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land(C) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver[a] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.

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  1. Joshua 24:32 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

Israel Fights the Remaining Canaanites(A)

After the death(B) of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight against the Canaanites?(D)

The Lord answered, “Judah(E) shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.(F)

The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites(G) went with them.

When Judah attacked, the Lord gave the Canaanites and Perizzites(H) into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.(I) It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek(J) and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites. Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back(K) for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem,(L) and he died there.

The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem(M) also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country,(N) the Negev(O) and the western foothills. 10 They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron(P) (formerly called Kiriath Arba(Q)) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.(R)

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16 The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,(A) the Kenite,(B) went up from the City of Palms[a](C) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.(D)

17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(E) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[b] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[c](F) 18 Judah also took[d] Gaza,(G) Ashkelon(H) and Ekron—each city with its territory.

19 The Lord was with(I) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(J) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(K)

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  1. Judges 1:16 That is, Jericho
  2. Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  3. Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
  4. Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take

13 In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb(A) son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba(B), that is, Hebron.(C) (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)(D)

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14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites(A)—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai,(B) the sons of Anak.(C)

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20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(A) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(B)

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11 From there they advanced against the people living in Debir(A) (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

12 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 13 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

14 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[a] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

15 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(B)

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  1. Judges 1:14 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate Othniel, he urged her

15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah(A) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17 Othniel(B) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[a] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev,(C) give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(D)

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  1. Joshua 15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her

13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(A) and Maakah,(B) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(C)

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10 They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.(A)

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29 Nor did Ephraim(A) drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer,(B) but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.(C)

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11 Within Issachar(A) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(B) Ibleam(C) and the people of Dor,(D) Endor,(E) Taanach(F) and Megiddo,(G) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(H)

12 Yet the Manassites were not able(I) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region. 13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.(J)

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  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor

27 But Manasseh did not(A) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(B) or Ibleam(C) or Megiddo(D) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(E) were determined to live in that land.

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28 When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.(A)

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63 Judah could not(A) dislodge the Jebusites(B), who were living in Jerusalem;(C) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.(D)

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21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(A) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(B) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

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30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron or Nahalol, so these Canaanites lived among them, but Zebulun did subject them to forced labor. 31 Nor did Asher(A) drive out those living in Akko or Sidon(B) or Ahlab or Akzib(C) or Helbah or Aphek(D) or Rehob.(E) 32 The Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out. 33 Neither did Naphtali drive out those living in Beth Shemesh(F) or Beth Anath(G); but the Naphtalites too lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, and those living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath became forced laborers for them. 34 The Amorites(H) confined the Danites(I) to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.(J) 35 And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres,(K) Aijalon(L) and Shaalbim,(M) but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor. 36 The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass(N) to Sela(O) and beyond.(P)

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The Angel of the Lord at Bokim

The angel of the Lord(A) went up from Gilgal(B) to Bokim(C) and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt(D) and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors.(E) I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,(F) and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(G) but you shall break down their altars.(H)’ Yet you have disobeyed(I) me. Why have you done this? And I have also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you;(J) they will become traps(K) for you, and their gods will become snares(L) to you.’”

When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud,(M) and they called that place Bokim.[a](N) There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:5 Bokim means weepers.

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