Judges 1:21–36

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

³⁰Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol,^d so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor.

³¹Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. ³²The Asherites lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, because they failed to drive them out.

³³Naphtali 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.

³⁴The Amorites^e forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley. ³⁵The Amorites were determined to stay in Har-heres, Aijalon,^f and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labor. ³⁶The territory of the Amorites extended from the Scorpions’ Ascent,^g that is from Sela^h upward.