Judges 1:19-36
Legacy Standard Bible
19 Now Yahweh was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley because they had (A)iron chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, (B)as Moses had [a]promised; and he dispossessed from there (C)the three sons of Anak. 21 (D)But the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess the (E)Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
22 Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel ((F)now the name of the city was formerly Luz). 24 Then the [b]spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and (G)we will treat you with lovingkindness.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, (H)but they let the man and all his family go free. 26 So the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz [c]which is its name to this day.
Israel Fails to Complete the Conquest
27 (I)But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its towns or Taanach and its towns or the inhabitants of Dor and its towns or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; so (J)the Canaanites persisted to live in that land. 28 And it happened when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not dispossess them completely.
29 (K)Also Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of [d]Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.
31 Asher did not dispossess 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 dispossess them.
33 Naphtali did not dispossess 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 pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 and the Amorites persisted in [e]living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph became heavy, and they became forced labor. 36 Now the border of the Amorites ran from the (L)ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
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- Judges 1:20 Lit spoken
- Judges 1:24 Lit the ones keeping watch
- Judges 1:26 Lit it
- Judges 1:30 Possibly same as Nahalal
- Judges 1:35 Lit dwelling
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.
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