Judges 1:27-2:6
New King James Version
Incomplete Conquest of the Land
27 (A)However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or (B)Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of (C)Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites [a]under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
29 (D)Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Nor did (E)Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and [b]were put under tribute.
31 (F)Nor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. 32 So the Asherites (G)dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
33 (H)Nor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, (I)in Aijalon, and in [c]Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they [d]were put under tribute.
36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was (J)from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
Israel’s Disobedience
2 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: (K)“I led you up from Egypt and (L)brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and (M)I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. 2 And (N)you shall make no [e]covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (O)you shall tear down their altars.’ (P)But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be (Q)thorns[f] in your side, and (R)their gods shall [g]be a (S)snare to you.’ ” 4 So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.
5 Then they called the name of that place [h]Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord. 6 And when (T)Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land.
Footnotes
- Judges 1:28 to forced labor
- Judges 1:30 became forced laborers
- Judges 1:35 Shaalabbin, Josh. 19:42
- Judges 1:35 became forced laborers
- Judges 2:2 treaty
- Judges 2:3 LXX, Tg., Vg. enemies to you
- Judges 2:3 entrap you
- Judges 2:5 Lit. Weeping
Judges 1:27-2:6
New American Standard Bible
Places Not Conquered
27 (A)But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so (B)the Canaanites persisted in living in this land. 28 And it came about, when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they did not drive them out completely.
29 And (C)Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of [a]Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.
31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or of Rehob. 32 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
34 Then the Amorites [b]forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres, in Aijalon and Shaalbim; but when the [c]power of the house of Joseph [d]grew strong, they became forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites ran from the (D)ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
Israel Rebuked
2 Now (E)the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to (F)Bochim. And he said, “(G)I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘(H)I will never break My covenant with you, 2 and as for you, (I)you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (J)you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not [e]obeyed Me; what is this thing that you have done? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘(K)I will not drive them out from you; but they will [f]become (L)like thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’” 4 Now when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people raised their voices and wept. 5 So they named that place [g]Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the Lord.
Joshua Dies
6 (M)When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went, each one to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.
Footnotes
- Judges 1:30 Perhaps same as Nahalal
- Judges 1:34 Lit pushed
- Judges 1:35 Lit hand
- Judges 1:35 Lit was heavy
- Judges 2:2 Lit listened to My voice
- Judges 2:3 Some ancient mss become adversaries to you and
- Judges 2:5 I.e., weepers
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