Judges 1:19-36

Christian Standard Bible

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 plain because those people had iron chariots.^(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.

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)

Success of the House of Joseph

²² The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with^(G) them. ²³ They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz^(H)). ²⁴ The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will show you kindness.”^{(I) 25} When he showed them the way into the town, they put the town to the sword but released the man and his entire family. ²⁶ Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name still today.

Failure of the Other Tribes

²⁷ At that time Manasseh failed to take possession of Beth-shean^(J) and Taanach^(K) and their surrounding villages, or the residents of Dor,^(L) Ibleam,^(M) and Megiddo^(N) and their surrounding villages; the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.^{(O) 28} When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely.^(P)

²⁹ At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.^(Q)

³⁰ Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol,^(R) so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor.

³¹ Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. ³² The Asherites lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, because they failed to drive them out.

³³ Naphtali did not drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh or the residents of Beth-anath. They lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, but the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served as their forced labor.

³⁴ The Amorites^(S) forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley. ³⁵ The Amorites were determined to stay in Har-heres, Aijalon,^(T) and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labor. ³⁶ The territory of the Amorites extended from the Scorpions’ Ascent,^(U) that is from Sela^(V) upward.