Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.

Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.

When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, Caleb gave Acsah his daughter to him as a wife.

Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land.

Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will worship the Lord!”

The people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey him.”

The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”

When Adoni-Bezek ran away, they chased him and captured him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

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

The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.

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