Judges 1:27–2:3
Incomplete Conquest of the Land
27 gHowever, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or hTaanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of iDor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites 7under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
29 jNor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Nor did kZebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and 8were put under tribute.
31 lNor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. 32 So the Asherites mdwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
33 nNor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, oin Aijalon, and in 9Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they 1were put under tribute.
36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was pfrom the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.
2 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: a“I led you up from Egypt and bbrought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and cI said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. 2 And dyou shall make no 1covenant with the inhabitants of this land; eyou shall tear down their altars.’ fBut you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be gthorns 2in your side, and htheir gods shall 3be a isnare to you.’ ”