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 King James Version
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 (A)chariots of iron. 20 (B)And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he [a]expelled from there the (C)three sons of Anak. 21 (D)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 [b]house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, (E)and the Lord was with them. 23 So the [c]house of Joseph (F)sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly (G)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 (H)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 (I)However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or (J)Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of (K)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 [d]under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
29 (L)Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Nor did (M)Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and [e]were put under tribute.
31 (N)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 (O)dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
33 (P)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, (Q)in Aijalon, and in [f]Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they [g]were put under tribute.
36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was (R)from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
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- Judges 1:20 drove out from there
- Judges 1:22 family
- Judges 1:23 family
- Judges 1:28 to forced labor
- Judges 1:30 became forced laborers
- Judges 1:35 Shaalabbin, Josh. 19:42
- Judges 1:35 became forced laborers
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