19 The Lord was with(A) Judah and enabled them to take possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out(B) the people who were living in the valley because those people had iron chariots.[a](C)

20 Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised.(D) Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak(E) who lived there.[b]

Benjamin’s Failure

21 At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:19 LXX reads hill country, for they were not able to drive out the residents of the valley because Rechab separated it
  2. Judges 1:20 LXX reads And he inherited from there the three cities of the sons of Anak.

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