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Text -- Judges 1:15-36 (NET)
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1:15 She answered , “Please give me a special present . Since you have given me land in the Negev , now give me springs of water .” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs .
1:16 Now the descendants of the Kenite , Moses ’ father-in-law , went up with the people of Judah from the City of Date Palm Trees to Arad in the desert of Judah , located in the Negev . They went and lived with the people of Judah.
1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath . They wiped out Zephath. So people now call the city Hormah .
1:18 The men of Judah captured Gaza , Ashkelon , Ekron , and the territory surrounding each of these cities.
1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah . They conquered the hill country , but they could not conquer the people living in the coastal plain , because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.
1:20 Caleb received Hebron , just as Moses had promised . He drove out the three Anakites .
1:21 The men of Benjamin , however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem . The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day .
Partial Success
1:22 When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel , the Lord was with them .
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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Israel |
Agag |
Canaanites |
ALLIANCE |
PALESTINE, 2 |
JUDGES, BOOK OF |
TAX; TAXING |
Judah |
Fenced cities |
JUDGES, PERIOD OF |
Luz |
Beth-el |
Simeon |
Kenites |
Ibleam |
Kitron |
Mercy |
Hormah |
Tribute |
ARAD |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Jdg 1:15; Jdg 1:15; Jdg 1:16; Jdg 1:16; Jdg 1:16; Jdg 1:17; Jdg 1:17; Jdg 1:17; Jdg 1:18; Jdg 1:19; Jdg 1:19; Jdg 1:19; Jdg 1:20; Jdg 1:21; Jdg 1:21; Jdg 1:22; Jdg 1:22; Jdg 1:22; Jdg 1:24; Jdg 1:26; Jdg 1:27; Jdg 1:27; Jdg 1:27; Jdg 1:27; Jdg 1:30; Jdg 1:31; Jdg 1:31; Jdg 1:33; Jdg 1:33; Jdg 1:34; Jdg 1:35; Jdg 1:35; Jdg 1:35; Jdg 1:36; Jdg 1:36
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:16 The phrase “of Judah” is supplied here in the translation. Some ancient textual witnesses read, “They went and lived with the Amalek...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:17 The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (ח...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:18 Heb “The men of Judah captured Gaza and its surrounding territory, Ashkelon and its surrounding territory, and Ekron and its surrounding territo...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:19 Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by ...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:21 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 S...
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:31 Heb “The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco, the people living in Sidon, Ahlab, Acco, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.”
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NET Notes: Jdg 1:33 The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
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