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Judges 1:19-36
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19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered[a] the hill country, but they could not[b] conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.[c] 20 Caleb received[d] Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites. 21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.[e]

Partial Success

22 When the men[f] of Joseph attacked[g] Bethel, the Lord was with them. 23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz), 24 the spies spotted[h] a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.” 25 He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. 26 He[i] moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shean, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns.[j] The Canaanites managed[k] to remain in those areas.[l] 28 Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

29 The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.

30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol.[m] The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor.

31 The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco or Sidon, nor did they conquer Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.[n] 32 The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them.

33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath.[o] They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites[p] living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in[q] the coastal plain. 35 The Amorites managed[r] to remain in Har Heres,[s] Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily,[t] the Amorites were forced to do hard labor. 36 The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent[u] to Sela and on up.[v]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:19 tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”
  2. Judges 1:19 tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.
  3. Judges 1:19 tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.
  4. Judges 1:20 tn Heb “they gave to Caleb.”
  5. Judges 1:21 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).
  6. Judges 1:22 tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.
  7. Judges 1:22 tn Heb “went up.”
  8. Judges 1:24 tn Heb “saw.”
  9. Judges 1:26 tn Heb “the man.”
  10. Judges 1:27 tn Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”
  11. Judges 1:27 tn Or “were determined.”
  12. Judges 1:27 tn Heb “in this land.”
  13. Judges 1:30 tn Heb “the people living in Kitron and the people living in Nahalol.”
  14. Judges 1:31 tn Heb “The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco, the people living in Sidon, Ahlab, Acco, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.”
  15. Judges 1:33 tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”
  16. Judges 1:33 tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  17. Judges 1:34 tn Heb “come down into.”
  18. Judges 1:35 tn Or “were determined.”
  19. Judges 1:35 tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
  20. Judges 1:35 tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”
  21. Judges 1:36 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [ʿaqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
  22. Judges 1:36 tn Or “Amorite territory started at the Pass of the Scorpions at Sela and then went on up.”
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Judges 1:19-36
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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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