Judges 1:22-36 ▼

22 The house of Joseph (YHWH has added) also attacked Bethel (house of God), and the LORD {YHWH} was with them.

23 They (YHWH has added) (house of God) sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz (almond tree)),

24 and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”

25 So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.

26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz (almond tree), which is its name to this day.

27 At that time Manasseh (causing to forget) failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean (house of ease), Taanach (sandy), Dor (generation), Ibleam (devouring the people), Megiddo (place of crowds), and their villages; for the Canaanites (merchants) were determined to dwell in that land.

28 When Israel (he wrestles with God) became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites (merchants) into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.

29 Ephraim (doubly fruitful) also failed to drive out the Canaanites (merchants) living in Gezer (portion); so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.

30 Zebulun (exalted) failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron (incense) and Nahalol (pasture); so the Canaanites (merchants) lived among them and served as forced laborers.

31 Asher (happy) failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco (his straitness), Sidon (hunting), Ahlab (fertile place), Achzib (deception), Helbah (fertile), Aphik (enclosure), and Rehob (broad place).

32 So the Asherites (happy) lived among the Canaanite (merchant) inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali (wrestling) failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh (house of the sun) and Beth-anath (house of affliction). So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite (merchant) inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.

34 The Amorites (sayers) forced the Danites (He has judged) into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.

35 And the Amorites (sayers) were determined to dwell in Mount Heres (the sun), Aijalon (field of deer), and Shaalbim (place of foxes). But when the house of Joseph (YHWH has added) grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.

36 And the border of the Amorites (sayers) extended from the Ascent (ascent of scorpions) of Akrabbim (the Ascent of Scorpions) to Sela (the rock) and beyond.