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Judges 1:19-36
Legacy Standard Bible
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
New International Version
Judges 1:19-36
New International Version
19 The Lord was with(A) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(B) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(C) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(D) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(E) 21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(F) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(G) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.
22 Now the tribes of Joseph(H) attacked Bethel,(I) and the Lord was with them. 23 When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),(J) 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.(K)” 25 So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared(L) the man and his whole family. 26 He then went to the land of the Hittites,(M) where he built a city and called it Luz,(N) which is its name to this day.
27 But Manasseh did not(O) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(P) or Ibleam(Q) or Megiddo(R) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(S) 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.(T) 29 Nor did Ephraim(U) drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer,(V) but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.(W) 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(X) drive out those living in Akko or Sidon(Y) or Ahlab or Akzib(Z) or Helbah or Aphek(AA) or Rehob.(AB) 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(AC) or Beth Anath(AD); 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(AE) confined the Danites(AF) to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.(AG) 35 And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres,(AH) Aijalon(AI) and Shaalbim,(AJ) 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(AK) to Sela(AL) and beyond.(AM)
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