Jdg 1:21-36 - Commentary

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Text -- Judges 1:21-36 (NET)

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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.

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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

Names, People and Places:

· Acco a town of Canaanites north of Mount Carmel in Asher (OS)

· Achzib a town in the western foothills of Judah,a town of Asher on the coast 14 km north of Acco

· Ahlab a Canaanite town in Asher

· Aijalon a town 19 km WNW of Jerusalem,a town in the land of Zebulun some 90 km north of Jerusalem

· Akrabbim a mountain pass at south end of Dead Sea; Scorpion Pass

· Amorites members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

· Aphik a town of Asher 10 km SSE of Acco near the coast

· Asher a tribe of Israel that came from Asher; son of Jacob and Zilpah,the man; son of Jacob and Zilpah,a tribe of Israel or its land

· Asherites members of the clan of Asher; descendants of Asher

· Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

· Beth-anath a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee

· Beth-Anath a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee

· Beth-shean a town of Manasseh 5 km west of the Jordan & 25 km south of Lake Galilee

· Beth-Shean a town of Manasseh 5 km west of the Jordan & 25 km south of Lake Galilee

· Beth-Shemesh a town marking the northern boarder of Judah (YC),a town of Issachar in lower Galilee by the boarder of Naphtali,a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee perhaps 25 km west of Hazor

· Beth-shemesh a town marking the northern boarder of Judah (YC),a town of Issachar in lower Galilee by the boarder of Naphtali,a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee perhaps 25 km west of Hazor

· Bethel a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem

· Canaanites the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River

· Danites residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel

· Dor a coastal town of Canaanites in Manasseh 25 km west of Megiddo

· Ephraim the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel

· Gezer a town of Ephraim 25 km SE of Joppa & 12 km NW of Beth-Shemesh

· Har-heres a town of Ammorites on the lowland border between Judah and Dan

· Har-Heres a town of Ammorites on the lowland border between Judah and Dan

· Helbah a town of Asher that the Canaanites were allowed to remain in

· Hittite a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine

· Ibleam a town on the border of Issachar and Manasseh

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jebusite resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

· Joseph the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

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...

NET Notes: Jdg 1:22 For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

NET Notes: Jdg 1:24 Heb “saw.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:26 Heb “the man.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:27 Heb “in this land.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:30 Heb “the people living in Kitron and the people living in Nahalol.”

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.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:33 The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

NET Notes: Jdg 1:34 Heb “come down into.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:35 Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

NET Notes: Jdg 1:36 Or “Amorite territory started at the Pass of the Scorpions at Sela and then went on up.”

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