Judges 1:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 1:23

21 ^aBut the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 And the¹ house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, ^aand the Lord was with them.

23 So the¹ house of Joseph ^asent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly ^bLuz.)

24 And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and ^awe will show you mercy.”

25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.

26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

Incomplete Conquest of the Land

27 ^aHowever, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or ^bTaanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of ^cDor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.

Verse Comparison: Judges 1:23

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American Standard Version
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)

Amplified® Bible
And the house of Joseph was sent to spy out Bethel. The name of the city formerly had been Luz.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 1:22)

Darby English Version
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

Good News Bible
(SEE 1:22)

King James Version
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

New American Standard Bible
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

New International Version
When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

New King James Version
So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.)

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the city formerly had the name of Luz).

Revised Standard Version
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

Young's Literal Translation
and the house of Joseph cause `men' to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),

New English Translation
When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

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