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Texts -- Judges 1:23-36 (NET)

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1:23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz ), 1:24 the spies spotted a man leaving the city . They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city , we will reward you.” 1:25 He 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 . 1:26 He moved to Hittite country and built a city . He named it Luz , and it has kept that name to this very day . 1:27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan , Taanach , or their surrounding towns . Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor , Ibleam , Megiddo or their surrounding towns . The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas . 1:28 Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor , but they never totally conquered them. 1:29 The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer . The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer . 1:30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol . The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor . 1:31 The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco or Sidon , nor did they conquer Ahlab , Aczib , Helbah , Aphek , or Rehob . 1:32 The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them. 1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath . They live among the Canaanites residing in the land . The Canaanites living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them. 1:34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country . They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain . 1:35 The Amorites managed to remain in Har Heres , Aijalon , and Shaalbim . Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily , the Amorites were forced to do hard labor . 1:36 The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent to Sela and on up .

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  • Israel

    [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...

  • Agag

    [ebd] flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian. (1.) A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam (Num. 24:7). He lived at the time of the Exodus. (2.) Another king of the Amalekites whom S...

  • Canaanites

    [nave] CANAANITES Eleven nations, descended from Canaan, Gen. 10:15-19; Deut. 7:1; 1 Chr. 1:13-16. Territory of, Gen. 10:19; 12:6; 15:18; Ex. 23:31; Num. 13:29; 34:1-12; Josh. 1:4; 5:1; given to the Israelites, Gen. 12:6, 7; 15:18...

  • ALLIANCE

    [isbe] ALLIANCE - a-li'-ans. 1. In the Patriarchal Stories: Frequent references are made to alliances between the patriarchs and foreigners. Abraham is reported to have had "confederates" among the chiefs of the Canaanites (Gen 14:...

  • JUDGES, BOOK OF

    [isbe] JUDGES, BOOK OF - juj'-iz,: 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Contents (1) Introductory, Judges 1 through 2:5 (2) Central and Main Portion, Judges 2:6-16 (3) An Appendix, Judges 17 through 21 4. Chronology 5. Authorship and ...

  • TAX; TAXING

    [isbe] TAX; TAXING - taks, taks'-ing: I. INTRODUCTION 1. General Considerations 2. Limits of the Discussion II. TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER SELF-GOVERNMENT 1. In the Earliest Period 2. Under the Theocracy; in the Period of the Judges 3. ...

  • PALESTINE, 2

    [isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...

  • Fenced cities

    [ebd] There were in Palestine (1) cities, (2) unwalled villages, and (3) villages with castles or towers (1 Chr. 27:25). Cities, so called, had walls, and were thus fenced. The fortifications consisted of one or two walls, on whic...

  • Luz

    [ebd] a nut-bearing tree, the almond. (1.) The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen. 28:19; 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision. (See BETHE...
    [isbe] LUZ - (luz):The Hebrew word means "almond tree" or "almond wood" (OHL, under the word). It may also mean "bone," particularly a bone of the spine, and might be applied to a rocky height supposed to resemble a backbone (Lagar...
    [smith] (almond tree). It seems impossible to discover with precision whether Luz and Bethel represent one and the same town--the former the Canannite, the latter the Hebrew, name--or whether they were distinct places, though in clos...
    [nave] LUZ Gen. 28:19; 35:6; 48:3; Josh. 16:2; 18:13; Judg. 1:23, 26

  • JUDGES, PERIOD OF

    [isbe] JUDGES, PERIOD OF - || I. SOURCES II. CHRONOLOGY III. GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION 1. The Canaanites 2. Foes Without IV. MAIN EVENTS 1. Struggles of Individual Tribes 2. Civil Strife 3. The Six Invasions 4. Need of Central Go...

  • NAMES, PROPER

    [isbe] NAMES, PROPER - I. THE FORM OF HEBREW NAMES 1. Various Types 2. Vocalization 3. Transposition of Parts 4. Methods of Abbreviation II. THE RANGE OF PROPER NAMES 1. Personal Names (1) Not Exclusively Descriptive (2) Drawn from...

  • Kitron

    [ebd] knotty, a city of Zebulun (Judg. 1:30), called also Kattath (Josh. 19:15); supposed to be "Cana of Galilee."
    [isbe] KITRON - kit-'ron (qiTron): An unidentified place in Zebulun, not possessed by the tribe (Jdg 1:30). It may be identical with Kattath of Josh 19:15. In the Talmud it is identified with Sepphoris, which is represented by the ...
    [smith] (knotty), one of the towns from which Zubulun did not expel the Canaanites. (Judges 1:30) In the Talmud it is identified with "Zippori," i.e. Sepphoris, now Seffurieh .
    [nave] KITRON, a city of Zebulun, Judg. 1:30.

  • Beth-el

    [nave] BETH-EL 1. A city N. of Jerusalem. The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz, Josh. 18:13; Judg. 1:23-26. Abraham establishes an altar at, Gen. 12:8; 13:3, 4. The place where Jacob saw the visio...

  • Tribute

    [nave] TRIBUTE From conquered nations, Josh. 16:10; Judg. 1:30-33; 2 Kin. 15:19; 23:35; Matt. 17:24-27; 22:15-22; Luke 2:1-5. By Arabians to Solomon, 2 Chr. 9:14; to Jehoshaphat, 2 Chr. 17:11. See: Duty; Tax.

  • Mercy

    [nave] MERCY. 2 Sam. 22:26; Psa. 18:25; Psa. 37:25, 26; Psa. 85:10; Prov. 3:3, 4; Prov. 11:17; Prov. 12:10; Prov. 14:21, 22, 31; Prov. 20:28; Prov. 21:21; Hos. 4:1; Hos. 12:6; Mic. 6:8; Matt. 5:7; Matt. 23:23; Luke 6:36; Rom. 12:8...

  • Helbah

    [ebd] fatness, a town of the tribe of Asher (Judg. 1:31), in the plain of Phoenicia.
    [isbe] HELBAH - hel'-ba (chelbah): A place in the territory assigned to Asher (Jdg 1:31). It may be identical with Mahalliba of Sennacherib's prism inscription. The site, however, has not been recovered.
    [smith] (fertile), a town of Asher, probably on the plain of Phoenicia not far from Sidon. (Judges 1:31)
    [nave] HELBAH, a town of Asher, Judg. 1:31.

  • Ahlab

    [ebd] fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judg. 1:31), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish.
    [isbe] AHLAB - a'-lab ('achlabh, "fat or fruitful"): A town of Asher. It is clear, however, that the Israelites failed to drive away the original inhabitants (Jdg 1:31). Some have identified Ahlab with Gush Halab or Geschila, North...
    [smith] (fertile), a city of Asher from which the Canaanites were not driven out. (Judges 1:31)
    [nave] AHLAB, a city of Asher, the original inhabitants of which were not expelled, Judg. 1:31.

  • Heres

    [ebd] sun. (1.) "Mount Heres" (Judg. 1:35), Heb. Har-heres, i.e., "sun-mountain;" probably identical with Irshemesh in Josh. 19:41. (2.) Isa. 19:18, marg. (See ON.)
    [isbe] HERES - he'-rez, he'-res: (1) har-cherec, "Mount Heres" (Jdg 1:34 f), a district from which the Amorites were not expelled; it is mentioned along with Aijalon and Shallbim. In Josh 19:41 f we have then two towns in associati...
    [smith] (the sun), (Judges 1:35) a city of Dan, in Mount Ephraim, near Ajalon; possibly identical with Mount Jearim (Ir-shemesh, city of the gun).
    [nave] HERES, a mountain, Judg. 1:35.

  • Ibleam

    [ebd] people-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh (Josh. 17:11), from which the Israelites, however, could not expel the Canaanites (Judg. 1:27). It is also called Bileam (1 Chr. 6:70). It was probably the modern Jelamah, a village...
    [isbe] IBLEAM - ib'-le-am (yibhle`am); A town in the territory of Issachar which was assigned to Manasseh (Josh 17:11). This tribe, however, failed to expel the inhabitants, so the Canaanites continued to dwell in that land (Jdg 1:...
    [smith] (devouring the people), a city of Manasseh, with villages or towns dependent on it. (Judges 1:27) It appears to have been situated in the territory of either Issachar or Asher. (Joshua 17:11) The ascent of Gur was "at Ibleam,...
    [nave] IBLEAM, a city of Manasseh, Josh. 17:11; Judg. 1:27; 2 Kin. 9:27.

  • Achzib

    [ebd] falsehood. (1.) A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Josh. 15:44); probably the same as Chezib of Gen. 38:5 = Ain Kezbeh. (2.) A Phoenician city (the Gr. Ecdippa), always retained in their possession though as...
    [isbe] ACHZIB - ak'-zib ('akhzibh, "lying" or "disappointing"): The name of two towns in Palestine: (1) A town in western Judah in the lowlands, mentioned in connection with Mareshah and Keilah as one of the cities allotted to Juda...
    [smith] (lying, false). A city in the lowlands of Judah, named with Keilah and Mareshah. (Joshua 15:44; Micah 1:14) It is probably the same with CHEZIB and CHOZEBA, which see. A town belonging to Asher, (Joshua 19:29) from which the...
    [nave] ACHZIB 1. A city of Asher, Josh. 19:29; Judg. 1:31. 2. Called also Chezib, a city of Judah, Gen. 38:5; Josh. 15:44.
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  • The Canaanites were descendants of Ham (Gen. 10:6) and comprised seven distinct nations (Deu. 7:1). Though great and mighty (Num. 73:28) they were idolatrous, superstitious, profane and wicked (Deu. 29:17, Deu. 18:9-11, Lev. ...
  • It seems to me that the key to the answer to your question is to understand the unique role of the Book of Judges. The statement that is repeated in this book is, "there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in ...

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The spies reported that the land was indeed as fruitful as they had heard (v. 27), "nevertheless . . ."(v. 28). Everything the spies said from this word on was uncalled for.116Their commission had been to view the land and to...
  • The writer referred to Canaan as "the land of the sons of Israel"first here in Scripture (v. 22). The Anakim were the mighty warriors that the 10 spies had feared (Num. 13:28). Israel destroyed most of these."The hardening of...
  • Dan received territory primarily in the Shephelah and Coastal Plain west of Benjamin that was between Judah and Ephraim. Its land was extremely fruitful."The Amorites, who settled portions of the Philistine plain (Judg. 1:34)...
  • Joshua reveals that victory, success, and progress result when God's people trust and obey Him consistently. Judges shows that defeat, failure, and retrogression follow when they fail to trust and obey consistently. In this r...
  • I. The reason for Israel's apostasy 1:1-3:6A. Hostilities between the Israelites and the Canaanites after Joshua's death 1:1-2:51. Initial successes and failures ch. 12. The announcement of God's discipline 2:1-5B. Israel's c...
  • The first major section in the book (1:1-3:6) explains very clearly why the period of the judges was a dark chapter in Israel's history. God revealed the reasons for Israel's apostasy and consequent national problems in terms...
  • 1:1 The Book of Judges begins with a conjunction translated "now"or "and."God intended Judges to continue the narrative of Israel's history where the Book of Joshua ended (cf. Josh. 1:1). This verse provides a heading for the...
  • 1:22-26 The writer described Ephraim and Manasseh together as "the house of Joseph"(vv. 22-29). First, he narrated Ephraim's activity (vv. 22-26). The Ephraimites' treatment of the man of Bethel who gave them information viol...
  • The events of this pericope tie in directly with those of the previous one. Israel's failure recorded there led to the discipline announced here."The narrator moves from chap. 1 to chap. 2 like a modern preacher moves from te...
  • This section of the book provides a theological introduction to the judges' deeds, whereas 1:1-2:5 is a historical introduction. It also explains further the presence of Canaanites in the Promised Land....
  • The writer of Judges structured this book so the story of Gideon would be its focal center."Within the main body of the book, seven major narrative blocks can be noted. Moreover, there are certain parallel features between th...
  • "From chapters 13 to 18, the author concentrates on the tribe of Dan, which had been one of the largest and most prominent tribes during the wilderness march (Num 2:25-31). In the period of the judges, however, Dan seemed hel...
  • The following two extended incidents (ch. 17-21) differ from the records of the judges just completed (chs. 3-16). They are not accounts of the activities of any of Israel's judges. They are the record of events that took pla...
  • This chapter begins with another reference to the fact that there was no king in Israel then (cf. 17:6). The writer reminded us again that the Israelites were living unrestrained lives. Abundant evidence of this follows in ch...
  • The Book of Joshua recorded Israel's victory over her enemies through trust in and obedience to God. The Book of Judges shows the defeat of the nation by its enemies from without and within due to refusal to trust and obey Go...
  • The Book of Samuel covers the period of Israel's history bracketed by Samuel's conception and the end of David's reign. David turned the kingdom over to Solomon in 971 B.C.3David reigned for 40 and one-half years (2 Sam. 2:11...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Judges 2:1-10The Book of Judges begins a new era, the development of the nation in its land. Chapters 1 through chapter 3:6 contain two summaries: first, of the progress of the conquest; and second, of the history about to be...
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