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After Joshua died, the nation of Israel went to the Lord to receive his instructions.

“Which of our tribes should be the first to go to war against the Canaanites?” they inquired.

God’s answer came, “Judah. And I will give them a great victory.”

The leaders of the tribe of Judah, however, asked help from the tribe of Simeon. “Join us in clearing out the people living in the territory allotted to us,” they said, “and then we will help you conquer yours.” So the army of Simeon went with the army of Judah. 4-6 And the Lord helped them defeat the Canaanites and Perizzites, so that ten thousand of the enemy were slain at Bezek. King Adoni-bezek escaped, but the Israeli army soon captured him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

“I have treated seventy kings in this same manner and have fed them the scraps under my table!” King Adoni-bezek said. “Now God has paid me back.” He was taken to Jerusalem and died there.

(Judah had conquered Jerusalem and massacred its people, setting the city on fire.) Afterward the army of Judah fought the Canaanites in the hill country and in the Negeb, as well as on the coastal plains. 10 Then Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath-arba), destroying the cities of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 Later they attacked the city of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).

12 “Who will lead the attack against Debir?” Caleb challenged them. “Whoever conquers it shall have my daughter Achsah as his wife!”

13 Caleb’s nephew, Othniel, son of his younger brother Kenaz, volunteered to lead the attack; and he conquered the city and won Achsah as his bride. 14 As they were leaving for their new home,[a] she urged him to ask her father for an additional piece of land. She dismounted from her donkey to speak to Caleb about it.

“What do you wish?” he asked.

15 And she replied, “You have been kind enough to give me land in the Negeb, but please give us springs of water too.”

So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

16 When the tribe of Judah moved into its new land in the Negeb Desert south of Arad, the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law—members of the Kenite tribe—accompanied them. They left their homes in Jericho, “The City of Palm Trees,” and the two tribes lived together after that. 17 Afterwards the army of Judah joined Simeon’s, and they fought the Canaanites at the city of Zephath and massacred all its people. So now the city is named Hormah (meaning, “massacred”). 18 The army of Judah also conquered the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, with their surrounding villages. 19 The Lord helped the tribe of Judah exterminate the people of the hill country, though they failed in their attempt to conquer the people of the valley, who had iron chariots.

20 The city of Hebron was given to Caleb as the Lord had promised; so Caleb drove out the inhabitants of the city; they were descendants of the three sons of Anak.

21 The tribe of Benjamin failed to exterminate the Jebusites living in their part of the city of Jerusalem, so they still live there today, mingled with the Israelis.

22-23 As for the tribe of Joseph, they attacked the city of Bethel, formerly known as Luz, and the Lord was with them. First they sent scouts, 24 who captured a man coming out of the city. They offered to spare his life and that of his family if he would show them the entrance passage through the wall.[b] 25 So he showed them how to get in, and they massacred the entire population except for this man and his family. 26 Later the man moved to Syria and founded a city there, naming it Luz, too, as it is still known today.

27 The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, with their surrounding towns; so the Canaanites stayed there. 28 In later years when the Israelis were stronger, they put the Canaanites to work as slaves, but never did force them to leave the country. 29 This was also true of the Canaanites living in Gezer; they still live among the tribe of Ephraim.

30 And the tribe of Zebulun did not massacre the people of Kitron or Nahalol, but made them their slaves; 31-32 nor did the tribe of Asher drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob; so the Israelis still live among the Canaanites, who were the original people of that land. 33 And the tribe of Naphtali did not drive out the people of Beth-shemesh or of Beth-anath, so these people continue to live among them as servants.

34 As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced them into the hill country and wouldn’t let them come down into the valley; 35 but when the Amorites later spread into Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, the tribe of Joseph conquered them and made them their slaves. 36 The boundary of the Amorites begins at the ascent of Scorpion Pass, runs to a spot called The Rock, and continues upward from there.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:14 As they were leaving for their new home, literally, “When she came to him.” for an additional, implied.
  2. Judges 1:24 the entrance passage through the wall, literally, “the way into the city.” Obviously, this does not mean via the city gates.

The Continuing Conquest of Canaan

After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel (A)inquired of the Lord, (B)“Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. (C)And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off (D)used to pick up scraps under my table. (E)As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

(F)And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in (G)the hill country, in the Negeb, and in (H)the lowland. 10 (I)And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (J)(now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated (K)Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. 12 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife.” 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, (L)Caleb's younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. 14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 And the descendants of the (M)Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah (N)from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near (O)Arad, (P)and they went and settled with the people. 17 (Q)And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called (R)Hormah.[a] 18 Judah also (S)captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 (T)And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the (U)hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had (V)chariots of iron. 20 (W)And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it (X)the three sons of Anak. 21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, (Y)so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, (Z)and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. ((AA)Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, (AB)and we will deal kindly with you.” 25 And he showed them the way into 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 (AC)the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.

Failure to Complete the Conquest

27 (AD)Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants 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, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. 28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.

29 (AE)And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of (AF)Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor.

31 (AG)Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of 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 (AH)Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

34 (AI)The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. 35 The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, (AJ)in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. 36 And the border of the Amorites ran from (AK)the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:17 Hormah means utter destruction

Nabihag ng Lahi ni Juda at ng Lahi ni Simeon si Adoni Bezek

Pagkamatay ni Josue, nagtanong ang mga Israelita sa Panginoon kung sino sa mga lahi nila ang unang makikipaglaban sa mga Cananeo. Sumagot ang Panginoon, “Ang lahi ni Juda, dahil ipinagkatiwala ko sa kanila ang lupaing iyon.” Kaya sinabi ng lahi ni Juda sa lahi ni Simeon na kanilang kadugo, “Tulungan nʼyo kaming sakupin ang lugar ng mga Cananeo na para sa amin at tutulungan din namin kayo na sakupin ang lugar na para sa inyo.” Kaya tinulungan sila ng lahi ni Simeon sa labanan. 4-5 Nang lumusob ang angkan ni Juda, pinagtagumpay sila ng Panginoon laban sa mga Cananeo at Perezeo. May 10,000 tao ang napatay nila sa Bezek. Habang nakikipaglaban sila sa Bezek, nakalaban nila roon si Adoni Bezek na hari sa lugar na iyon. Tumakas si Adoni Bezek, pero hinabol siya ng mga Israelita at nahuli. Pinutol nila ang mga hinlalaki nito sa kamay at paa. Sinabi ni Adoni Bezek, “Noon, may 70 hari ang pinutulan ko ng hinlalaki sa kamay at paa at namulot sila ng mumo sa ilalim ng aking mesa. Ngayon, sinisingil na ako ng Dios sa ginawa ko sa kanila.” At dinala nila si Adoni Bezek sa Jerusalem, at doon siya namatay.

Nilusob ng mga lahi ni Juda ang Jerusalem at sinakop nila ito. Pinatay nila ang mga naninirahan doon at sinunog ang lungsod. Pagkatapos, kinalaban nila ang mga Cananeo na nakatira sa mga kabundukan, sa Negev at sa mga kaburulan sa kanluran.[a] 10 Nilusob din nila ang mga Cananeo na nakatira sa Hebron (na noon ay tinatawag na Kiriat Arba), at pinatay nila sina Sheshai, Ahiman at Talmai.

Sinakop ni Otniel ang Lungsod ng Debir(A)

11 Mula sa Hebron, nilusob din nila ang mga nakatira sa Debir (na noon ay tinatawag na Kiriat Sefer). 12 Sinabi ni Caleb, “Ibibigay ko bilang asawa ang anak kong si Acsa sa lalaking makakaagaw ng Kiriat Sefer.” 13 Si Otniel na anak ni Kenaz na nakababatang kapatid ni Caleb ang nakaagaw ng lungsod. Kaya sa kanya ibinigay ni Caleb ang anak niyang si Acsa para maging asawa. 14 Nang ikinasal na sila, hinikayat ni Acsa ang asawa niya na humingi sila ng dagdag na lupain sa ama nito. Pagkatapos, pumunta si Acsa kay Caleb, at nang makababa na siya sa kanyang asno, tinanong siya ni Caleb kung ano ang kailangan niya. 15 Sumagot si Acsa, “Hihingi po sana ako ng pabor sa inyo, gusto ko po sanang bigyan nʼyo ako ng lupaing may mga bukal, dahil ang lupaing ibinigay nʼyo sa akin sa Negev ay walang bukal.” Kaya ibinigay sa kanya ni Caleb ang lugar na may mga bukal sa itaas at sa ibaba ng Negev.

Ang mga Pananakop ng lahi ni Juda at ng lahi ni Benjamin

16 Pag-alis ng lahi ni Juda sa lungsod ng Jerico,[b] sumama sa kanila ang mga Keneo, na mula sa angkan ng biyenan ni Moises, papunta sa ilang ng Juda. Tumira sila kasama ng mga tao roon, malapit sa bayan ng Arad sa Negev.

17 Pagkatapos, ang lahi naman ni Simeon ang tinulungan ng lahi ni Juda na sakupin ang lungsod ng Zefat na tinitirhan din ng mga Cananeo. Winasak nila nang husto[c] ang lungsod, kaya tinawag itong Horma.[d] 18 Sinakop din nila ang mga lungsod ng Gaza, Ashkelon at Ekron, pati ang mga teritoryo nito sa paligid.

19 Tinulungan ng Panginoon ang mga lahi ng Juda. Sinakop nila ang mga kabundukan, pero hindi nila madaig ang mga tao na nakatira sa mga kapatagan dahil may mga karwahe silang yari sa bakal. 20 At tulad ng ipinangako ni Moises, ibinigay kay Caleb ang Hebron. Itinaboy ni Caleb ang tatlong pamilya na nakatira sa lugar na ito, na mula sa angkan ni Anak. 21 Hindi itinaboy ng lahi ni Benjamin ang mga Jebuseo na nakatira sa Jerusalem. Kaya hanggang ngayon, naninirahan pa rin ang mga ito kasama ng mga lahi ni Benjamin.

Sinakop ng Dalawang Lahi ni Jose ang Betel

22-23 Ngayon, nilusob ng mga lahi ni Jose ang lungsod ng Betel (na noon ay tinatawag na Luz), at tinulungan sila ng Panginoon. Nang nagpadala sila ng mga tao para mag-espiya sa Betel, 24 may nakita ang mga espiya na isang tao na papalabas mula sa lungsod na iyon. Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Tulungan mo kami kung paano makapasok sa lungsod at hindi ka namin gagalawin.” 25 Tinuruan niya sila, at pinatay nila ang lahat ng nakatira sa lungsod na iyon. Pero hindi nila pinatay ang tao na nagturo sa kanila pati ang buong sambahayan nito. 26 Ang taong itoʼy pumunta sa lupain ng mga Heteo, at doon nagtayo ng isang lungsod na tinawag niyang Luz. Ito pa rin ang pangalan nito hanggang ngayon.

Ang mga Tao na Hindi Itinaboy ng mga Israelita sa Kanilang mga Lupain

27 Hindi itinaboy[e] ng lahi ni Manase ang mga nakatira sa Bet Shan, Taanac, Dor, Ibleam, Megido, at ang mga bayan sa paligid ng mga ito dahil determinado ang mga Cananeo na huwag umalis sa lupaing iyon. 28 Nang naging makapangyarihan na ang mga Israelita, pinilit nila ang mga Cananeo na magtrabaho para sa kanila, pero hindi nila itinaboy ang mga ito.

29 Hindi rin itinaboy ng lahi ni Efraim ang mga nakatira sa Gezer. Kaya patuloy na nanirahan ang mga Cananeo kasama nila.

30 Hindi rin itinaboy ng lahi ni Zebulun ang mga Cananeo na naninirahan sa mga lungsod ng Kitron at Nahalol. Kaya patuloy na nanirahan ang mga Cananeo kasama nila. Pero pinilit silang magtrabaho para sa kanila.

31 Hindi rin itinaboy ng lahi ni Asher ang mga nakatira sa Aco, Sidon, Aczib, Helba, Afek at Rehob. 32 Kaya patuloy na nanirahan ang mga Cananeo roon kasama ng lahi ni Asher.

33 Hindi rin itinaboy ng lahi ni Naftali ang mga nakatira sa Bet Shemesh at Bet Anat. Kaya patuloy na nanirahan ang mga Cananeo kasama ng lahi ni Naftali. Pero pinilit silang magtrabaho para sa kanila.

34 Hindi naman pinahintulutan ng mga Amoreo na tumira sa kapatagan ang mga lahi ni Dan, kaya nanatili na lamang sila sa kabundukan. 35 Determinado ang mga Amoreo na huwag umalis sa Bundok ng Heres, Ayalon at Saalbim. Pero nang lumakas ang kapangyarihan ng mga angkan ni Jose, pinilit nila ang mga Amoreo na magtrabaho para sa kanila. 36 Ang hangganan ng lupain ng mga Amoreo ay mula sa Daang Paakyat ng Akrabim at paakyat pa mula sa Sela.

Footnotes

  1. 1:9 kaburulan sa kanluran: sa Hebreo, Shefela.
  2. 1:16 lungsod ng Jerico: sa Hebreo, lungsod ng mga palma.
  3. 1:17 Winasak … husto: Ang kahulugan nito sa Hebreo ay ang mga bagay na ibinigay sa Panginoon bilang handog o winasak ang mga ito.
  4. 1:17 Horma: Ang ibig sabihin, pagkawasak.
  5. 1:27 Hindi itinaboy: o, Hindi maitaboy.