Judges 1:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 1:28

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.

29 ^aNor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Nor did ^aZebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and were put under tribute.

31 ^aNor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.

32 So the Asherites ^adwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 ^aNor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them.

34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;

35 and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, ^ain Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they² were put under tribute.

36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was ^afrom the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.

Verse Comparison: Judges 1:28

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

Amplified® Bible
When Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not utterly drive them out.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

Good News Bible
When the Israelites became stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work for them, but still they did not drive them all out.

King James Version
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

New American Standard Bible
It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

New International Version
When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

Revised Standard Version
When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.

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

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