Juda och Simeon griper Adoni-Besek

Efter Josuas död frågade Israels barn Herren: "Vem bland oss skall först dra upp mot kananeerna och strida mot dem?" Herren svarade: "Juda skall göra det. Se, jag har givit landet i hans hand." Då sade Juda till sin bror Simeon: "Kom med mig till mitt område och låt oss strida mot kananeerna, så skall jag sedan gå med dig till ditt område." Och Simeon gick med honom.

När Juda drog dit upp gav Herren kananeerna och perisseerna i deras hand, så att de slog dem vid Besek, tiotusen man. Vid Besek fann de Adoni-Besek, och de stred mot honom och besegrade kananeerna och perisseerna. Adoni-Besek flydde, men de förföljde honom och grep honom och högg av hans tummar och stortår. Då sade Adoni-Besek: "Sjuttio kungar med avhuggna tummar och stortår hämtade upp smulorna under mitt bord. Efter mina gärningar har Gud vedergällt mig." Sedan förde de honom till Jerusalem, och där dog han.

Juda intar Jerusalem och Hebron

Juda barn belägrade Jerusalem och intog det. De slog invånarna med svärd och satte eld på staden. Därefter drog Juda barn ner för att strida mot de kananeer som bodde i Bergsbygden, i Negev och i Låglandet. 10 Och Juda gick mot de kananeer som bodde i Hebron - som förr hette Kirjat-Arba - och de slog Sesaj, Ahiman och Talmaj.

Otniel intar Debir

11 Därifrån gick de mot Debirs invånare - Debir hette tidigare Kirjat-Sefer. 12 Och Kaleb sade: "Åt den som angriper Kirjat-Sefer och intar det skall jag ge min dotter Aksa till hustru. 13 Otniel, son till Kalebs yngre bror Kenas, intog staden, och Kaleb gav honom sin dotter Aksa till hustru. 14 När hon kom till honom intalade hon honom att begära ett stycke åkermark av hennes far. Hon steg ner från åsnan och Kaleb sade till henne: "Vad vill du?" 15 Hon svarade: "Låt mig få en avskedsgåva. Eftersom du har gett mig det torra Negev, så låt mig få vattenkällor." Kaleb gav henne då de övre och de nedre källorna.

Juda och Benjamin segrar

16 Barn till keniten, Moses svärfar, hade dragit upp från Palmstaden[a] med Juda barn till Juda öken söder om Arad. Där bosatte de sig bland folket. 17 Men Juda drog ut med sin bror Simeon, och de slog de kananeer som bodde i Sefat och förstörde staden helt och hållet. Så fick den namnet Horma.[b] 18 Juda intog Gaza med dess område, Askelon med dess område och Ekron med dess område. 19 Herren var med Juda, och de erövrade bergsbygden. Men de kunde inte driva bort dem som bodde i dalbygden, eftersom dessa hade vagnar av järn. 20 Och de gav Hebron åt Kaleb, som Mose hade lovat, och han drev bort Anaks tre söner därifrån. 21 Men jebusiterna som bodde i Jerusalem blev inte fördrivna av Benjamins barn. Därför bodde jebusiterna kvar bland Benjamins barn i Jerusalem, så som de gör än i dag.

Efraim och Manasse intar Betel

22 Och Josefs hus drog upp till Betel, och Herren var med dem. 23 De bespejade Betel, den stad som förr hette Luz. 24 Då fick deras spejare se en man gå ut ur staden, och de sade till honom: "Visa oss var vi kan komma in i staden, så skall vi visa barmhärtighet mot dig." 25 När han hade visat dem var de kunde ta sig in i staden, slog de invånarna där med svärd. Men den mannen och hela hans släkt lät de gå. 26 Han begav sig till hetiternas land, där han byggde en stad som han gav namnet Luz, så som den heter än i dag.

Folk som inte drevs bort av israeliterna

27 Men Manasse intog inte Bet-Shan eller Taanak eller Dor eller Jibleam eller Megiddo, och inte heller deras underlydande orter, utan kananeerna kunde hålla sig kvar där i landet. 28 När israeliterna blev starkare tvingade de kananeerna att utföra arbete åt sig. Men de drev inte bort dem.

29 Efraim drev inte heller bort de kananeer som bodde i Gezer, utan kananeerna bodde kvar bland dem i Gezer.

30 Sebulon drev inte undan invånarna i Kitron eller invånarna i Nahalol, utan kananeerna bodde kvar bland dem men blev tvingade att utföra arbete åt dem.

31 Aser drev inte bort invånarna i Acko eller invånarna i Sidon, inte heller dem i Alab, Aksib, Helba, Afik och Rehob. 32 Alltså bodde aseriterna kvar bland kananeerna, landets inbyggare, ty de fördrev dem inte.

33 Naftali drev inte bort invånarna i Bet-Semes, inte heller invånarna i Bet-Anat, utan bodde bland kananeerna, landets inbyggare. Men invånarna i Bet-Semes och Bet-Anat blev arbetspliktiga åt dem.

34 Amoreerna trängde undan Dans barn till bergsbygden, ty de tillät dem inte att komma ner till dalbygden. 35 Och amoreerna kunde hålla sig kvar i Har-Heres, Ajalon och Saalbim. Men Josefs barns hand blev tung över dem, så att de blev tvingade att utföra arbete åt dem.

36 Amoreernas område sträckte sig från Skorpionhöjden, från Sela och vidare uppåt.

Footnotes

  1. Domarboken 1:16 Palmstaden Jeriko.
  2. Domarboken 1:17 Horma betyder "förstörelse".

När Josua hade dött vände sig Israels folk till Herren för att få råd av honom och frågade: Vilken av våra stammar ska först gå ut i striden mot kananeerna?

Herren svarade: Judas stam ska gå först, och jag ska låta dem vinna en stor seger.

Då bad ledarna i Judas stam Simeons stam att hjälpa dem. Strid med oss mot kananeerna så ska vi hjälpa er att inta ert område, sa de.Simeons armé följde alltså med Juda.

4-6 Herren hjälpte dem att besegra kananeerna och perisseerna, och 10.000 man blev slagna vid Besek. Det var där de stötte på Adoni-Besek. Han flydde, men Israels armé förföljde honom och tog honom till fånga och högg av honom tummar och stortår.

Sjuttio kungar med avhuggna tummar och stortår har ätit av smulorna från mitt bord! sa kung Adoni-Besek. Nu har Gud betalat tillbaka det jag gjort mot dem. Man förde honom sedan till Jerusalem, där han dog.

Därefter anföll Juda Jerusalem och intog det. Man dödade alla och satte eld på staden.

Sedan vände sig Judas män mot de kananeer som bodde i berglandskapen, i Negev och på kustslätten.

10 De ryckte fram mot kananeerna i Hebron, tidigare kallat Kirjat-Arba, och besegrade Sesai, Ahiman och Talmai.

11 Därifrån tågade de mot staden Debir, som förut kallades Kirjat-Sefer.

12 Vem vill leda anfallet mot Debir? frågade Kaleb. Den som intar staden ska få min dotter Aksa till hustru!

13 Otniel, son till Kalebs yngre bror Kenas, intog staden och Kaleb gav sin dotter Aksa till honom.

14 En dag när hon kom till Otniel uppmanade hon honom ivrigt att begära ett stycke mark av sin far. När hon satt av från sin åsna frågade Kaleb henne: Är det något du önskar?

15 Hon svarade: Du har varit så vänlig och gett mig land i Negev, men skulle du kunna ge oss några vattenkällor också? Då gav Kaleb henne de övre och de nedre källorna.

Israel lyckas inte driva ut fienden

16 När Judas stam drog in i sitt nya land i Juda öken, söder om Arad, följde ättlingarna till Moses svärfar, kaineerna, med dem. De lämnade sina hem i Jeriko, Palmstaden, och bosatte sig på Judas område.

17 Därefter förenade sig Judas armé med Simeons. De stred mot kananeerna vid staden Sefat och dödade dess invånare. Därför kallas staden Horma, som betyder sönderslagen.

18 Judas armé intog också städerna Gasa, Askelon och Ekron med omkringliggande byar.

19 Herren hjälpte Juda att inta hela bergsbygden, men folket som bodde i dalen kunde de inte besegra, för de hade stridsvagnar av järn.

20 Kaleb fick staden Hebron, som Herren hade lovat genom Mose, och han drev bort stadens invånare, som var ättlingar till Anaks tre söner.

21 Benjamins stam misslyckades med att jaga iväg jebuseerna som bodde i Jerusalem, och därför bor dessa kvar bland israeliterna än idag.

22-23 Josefs stam anföll staden Betel, som förut hette Lus, och Herren var med dem. Först sände de ut spejare,

24 som tillfångatog en man som var på väg ut ur staden. De lovade att skona honom och hans familj om han visade dem hur de skulle ta sig in i staden.

25 Han hjälpte dem, och de dödade alla invånarna utom mannen och hans familj.

26 Han flyttade senare till Syrien och byggde upp en stad där, som också fick namnet Lus, vilket den fortfarande heter.

27 Manasses stam lyckades inte driva bort det folk som bodde i Bet-Sean, Taanak, Dor, Jibleam och Megiddo med kringliggande orter. Kananeerna hade nämligen föresatt sig att bli kvar i landet.

28 När sedan israeliterna blev starkare lät de kananeerna arbeta som slavar men tvingade dem aldrig att lämna landet.

29 På samma sätt förhöll det sig med kananeerna som levde i Geser. De bodde kvar bland folket i Efraims stam.

30 Sebulons stam lyckades inte driva bort kananeerna i Kitron och Nahalol men gjorde dem till slavar.

31-32 Inte heller drev Asers stam ut invånarna från Acko, Sidon, Alab, Aksib, Helba, Afik och Rehob. Israeliterna bodde alltså bland de kananeer som redan fanns i landet när de kom dit.

33 Naftalis stam drev inte heller bort invånarna från Bet-Semes eller från Bet-Anat. De fick bo kvar men blev israeliternas slavar.

34 Amoreerna tvingade Dans stam tillbaka till bergsbygden och hindrade dem från att komma ner i dalen.

35 Amoreerna lyckades också till en början hålla sig kvar i Har-Heres, Ajalon och Saalbim, men när Josefs stam senare växte i styrka gjorde man dem till slavar.

36 Amoreernas område började vid Skorpionhöjden, sträckte sig till en plats som kallas Klippan och fortsatte därifrån vidare uppåt.

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) 11 From there they advanced against the people living in Debir(S) (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.(T)

16 The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,(U) the Kenite,(V) went up from the City of Palms[b](W) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.(X)

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

19 The Lord was with(AC) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(AD) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(AE) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(AF) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(AG) 21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(AH) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(AI) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

22 Now the tribes of Joseph(AJ) attacked Bethel,(AK) and the Lord was with them. 23 When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),(AL) 24 the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well.(AM) 25 So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared(AN) the man and his whole family. 26 He then went to the land of the Hittites,(AO) where he built a city and called it Luz,(AP) which is its name to this day.

27 But Manasseh did not(AQ) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(AR) or Ibleam(AS) or Megiddo(AT) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(AU) were determined to live in that land. 28 When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.(AV) 29 Nor did Ephraim(AW) drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer,(AX) but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.(AY) 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(AZ) drive out those living in Akko or Sidon(BA) or Ahlab or Akzib(BB) or Helbah or Aphek(BC) or Rehob.(BD) 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(BE) or Beth Anath(BF); 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(BG) confined the Danites(BH) to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.(BI) 35 And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres,(BJ) Aijalon(BK) and Shaalbim,(BL) 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(BM) to Sela(BN) and beyond.(BO)

Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:14 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate Othniel, he urged her
  2. Judges 1:16 That is, Jericho
  3. Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  4. Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
  5. Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take

The Continuing Conquest of Canaan(A)

Now after the (B)death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel (C)asked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the (D)Canaanites to fight against them?”

And the Lord said, (E)“Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.”

So Judah said to (F)Simeon his brother, “Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and (G)I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory.” And Simeon went with him. Then Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they killed ten thousand men at (H)Bezek. And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. And Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; (I)as I have done, so God has repaid me.” Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

Now (J)the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it; they struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. (K)And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the [a]South, and in the lowland. 10 Then Judah [b]went against the Canaanites who dwelt in (L)Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly (M)Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 (N)From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)

12 (O)Then Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.” 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, (P)Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife. 14 (Q)Now it happened, when she came to him, that [c]she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?” 15 So she said to him, (R)“Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.”

And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 (S)Now the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up (T)from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near (U)Arad; (V)and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 (W)And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called (X)Hormah. 18 Also Judah took (Y)Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 So the Lord was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had (Z)chariots of iron. 20 (AA)And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he [d]expelled from there the (AB)three sons of Anak. 21 (AC)But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 And the [e]house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, (AD)and the Lord was with them. 23 So the [f]house of Joseph (AE)sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly (AF)Luz.) 24 And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and (AG)we will show you mercy.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go. 26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

Incomplete Conquest of the Land

27 (AH)However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or (AI)Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of (AJ)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 [g]under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.

29 (AK)Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Nor did (AL)Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and [h]were put under tribute.

31 (AM)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 (AN)dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 (AO)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, (AP)in Aijalon, and in [i]Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they [j]were put under tribute.

36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was (AQ)from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:9 Heb. Negev, and so throughout the book
  2. Judges 1:10 attacked
  3. Judges 1:14 LXX, Vg. he urged her
  4. Judges 1:20 drove out from there
  5. Judges 1:22 family
  6. Judges 1:23 family
  7. Judges 1:28 to forced labor
  8. Judges 1:30 became forced laborers
  9. Judges 1:35 Shaalabbin, Josh. 19:42
  10. Judges 1:35 became forced laborers

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:

12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

19 And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.

34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.