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19 And Yahweh was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. 20 They gave Hebron to Caleb just as Moses said, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there. 21 But the descendants[a] of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites[b] who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived among the descendants[c] 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 (the former name of the city was Luz). 24 And when the spies saw a man leaving the city,[d] they said to him, “Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly[e] with you.” 25 So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword,[f] but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, and he built a city and named it Luz; this is its name to this day.

27 Manasseh did not drive out Beth-Sean and its towns, or Taanach and its towns, or the inhabitants[g] of Dor and its towns, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the Canaanites[h] were determined to live in this land. 28 And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites[i] to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out. 29 Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites[j] living in Gezer, so the Canaanites[k] lived in their midst in Gezer. 30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or Nahalol, so the Canaanites[l] lived in their midst and became subjected to forced labor. 31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob, 32 so the Asherites[m] lived in the midst of the Canaanites,[n] the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or Beth-anath, but lived in the midst of the Canaanites,[o] the inhabitants of the land; the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

34 The Amorites pressed[p] the descendants[q] of Dan to the hill country, and they did not allow them to come down to the plain; 35 the Amorites were determined to live in Har-heres,[r] in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy on them, and they became subjected to forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites[s] ran from the ascent of Akrabbim from Sela and upward.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:21 Or “sons/children”
  2. Judges 1:21 Hebrew “Jebusite”
  3. Judges 1:21 Or “sons/children”
  4. Judges 1:24 Or “going out from the city”
  5. Judges 1:24 Or “do a loyal love”
  6. Judges 1:25 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
  7. Judges 1:27 Hebrew “inhabitant”
  8. Judges 1:27 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  9. Judges 1:28 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  10. Judges 1:29 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  11. Judges 1:29 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  12. Judges 1:30 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  13. Judges 1:32 Hebrew “Asherite”
  14. Judges 1:32 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  15. Judges 1:33 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  16. Judges 1:34 Or “forced”
  17. Judges 1:34 Or “sons/children”
  18. Judges 1:35 Or “Mount Heres”
  19. Judges 1:36 Hebrew “Amorite”

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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