Judges 1:21–29

BENJAMIN’S FAILURE

²¹At 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.^aa

SUCCESS OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH

²²The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with^ab them. ²³They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz^ac). ²⁴The 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.”^{ad 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. ²⁶Then 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

²⁷At that time Manasseh failed to take possession of Beth-shean^ae and Taanach^af and their surrounding villages, or the residents of Dor,^ag Ibleam,^ah and Megiddo^ai and their surrounding villages; the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.^{a 28}When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely.^b

²⁹At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.^c