²²The descendants of Joseph also went into battle against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. ²³They sent men to spy on Bethel. (In the past the city was called Luz.) ²⁴The spies saw a man coming out of the city. They told him, “Show us how we can get into the city, and we’ll treat you kindly.” ²⁵He showed them. So they got into the city and killed everyone there. But they let that man and his whole family go free. ²⁶The man went to the land of the Hittites. There he built a city and called it Luz. The city still has that name today.

²⁷Now, the tribe of Manasseh did not force out the people of Beth Shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo or their villages. The Canaanites were determined to live in this land. ²⁸When the Israelites were strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor. But they did not force all of them out.

²⁹The tribe of Ephraim did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites continued to live with them in Gezer.

³⁰The tribe of Zebulun did not force out those who lived at Kitron or Nahalol. So the Canaanites continued to live with them and were made to do forced labor.

³¹The tribe of Asher did not force out those who lived at Acco or Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob. ³²So the tribe of Asher continued to live with the Canaanites because they did not force them out.

³³The tribe of Naphtali did not force out those who lived at Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. So they continued to live with the Canaanites. But the people of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were made to do forced labor.

³⁴The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan into the mountains and would not let them come down into the valley.

³⁵The Amorites were determined to live at Har Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the tribes of Joseph became stronger, they made the Amorites do forced labor. ³⁶The territory of the Amorites extended from the Akrabbim Pass—from Selah northward.

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