Judges 1:9-36 ▼

9 And afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanite dwelling in the hill country, and in the Negev, and in the Shephelah.

10 And Judah went against the Canaanite dwelling in Hebron (and the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they killed Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 And they went from there against those dwelling in Debir (and the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher).

12 And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes down Kiriath-sepher and takes it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as wife.”

13 And Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, took it. And he gave to him Acsah his daughter as wife.

14 And it came to pass in her coming in, that she urged him to ask from her father the field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What shall be unto you?”

15 And she said to him, “Give to me a blessing. Since the land of the Negev you have given me, give to me springs of water.” And Caleb gave to her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 And the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, went up from the City of Palms with the sons of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they attacked the Canaanite dwelling in Zephath and devoted it to destruction. And they called the name of the city Hormah.

18 And Judah took Gaza and its territory, and Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.

19 And YHWH was with Judah, and he possessed the hill country. But he did not dispossess those dwelling in the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20 And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.

21 And the Jebusite who inhabited Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess. And the Jebusite has dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 And the house of Joseph went up—even they—against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph they sent to spy out in Bethel (and the name of the city was formerly Luz),

24 and the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, the entrance to the city, and we will show you kindness.”

25 And he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the mouth of the sword. And the man and all his family they sent away.

26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and he called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.

27 And Manasseh did not dispossess those of Beth-shean and its villages, and Taanach and its villages, and those dwelling in Dor and its villages, and those dwelling in Ibleam and its villages, and those dwelling in Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanite were determined to dwell in this land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel became strong, that he put the Canaanite to forced labor, and he did not drive him out completely.

29 And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelt among them in Gezer.

30 Zebulun did not dispossess those dwelling in Kitron, and those dwelling in Nahalol; and the Canaanite dwelt among them and were put to forced labor.

31 Asher did not dispossess those dwelling in Acco, and those dwelling in Sidon, and of Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphek, and Rehob.

32 And the Asherite dwelt among the Canaanite dwellers of the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not dispossess those dwelling in Beth-shemesh and those dwelling in Beth-anath, and they dwelt among the Canaanite dwellers of the land. And those dwelling in Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were put to forced labor to them.

34 And the Amorite pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley.

35 And the Amorite were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. And the strength of the house of Joseph became heavy, and they were put to forced labor.

36 And the border of the Amorite was from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and upward.