Judges 1:21–29

^21*But the people of the tribe of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, and the Jebusites have continued to live there with the people of Benjamin ever since.

The Tribes of Ephraim and Mannasseh Conquer Bethel

^22–23The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh went to attack the city of Bethel, at that time called Luz. The Lord helped them. They sent spies to the city, ²⁴who saw a man leaving and said to him, “Show us how to get into the city, and we won’t hurt you.” ²⁵So he showed them, and the people of Ephraim and Manasseh killed everyone in the city, except this man and his family. ²⁶He later went to the land of the Hittites, built a city there, and named it Luz, which is still its name.

People Who Were not Driven Out by the Israelites

^27*The tribe of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and the nearby towns; the Canaanites continued to live there. ^28*When the Israelites became stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work for them, but still they did not drive them all out.

^29*The tribe of Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in the city of Gezer, and so the Canaanites continued to live there with them.