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

The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them.

When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.

This is why the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.

They took all the Amorite territory from the Arnon River on the south to the Jabbok River on the north, from the desert in the east to the Jordan in the west.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

He did evil in the sight of the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.

You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.

Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.

For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.

You rely on your swords and commit abominable deeds; each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Will you possess the land?’

But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them.

Residents of Mareshah, a conqueror will attack you, the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam.