^1:21The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem.³³ The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.³⁴

Partial Success

^1:22When the men³⁵ of Joseph attacked³⁶ Bethel,³⁷ the Lord was with them. ^1:23When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz), ^1:24the spies spotted³⁸ a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.” ^1:25He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. ^1:26He³⁹ moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

^1:27The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo⁴⁰ or their surrounding towns.⁴¹ The Canaanites managed⁴² to remain in those areas.⁴³^1:28Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

^1:29The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.

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Footnotes

33 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
34 The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6–7).
35 Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.
36 Heb “went up.”
37 For location see ; ; ; ; .
38 Heb “saw.”
39 Heb “the man.”
40 For location see ; ; ; ; .
41 Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”
42 Or “were determined.”
43 Heb “in this land.”