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KINGDOMS
1:16-33
When the tribe of Judah left Jericho—the city of palms—the Kenites,
who were descendants of M
oses’ father-in-law, traveled with them into the
wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town
of Arad in the Negev.
Then Judah joined with Simeon to fight against the Canaanites living in
Zephath, and they completely destroyed the town. So the town was named
Hormah. In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and
Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.
The Lord was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the
hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains,
who had iron chario ts. The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses
had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were
descendants of the three sons of Anak.
The tribe of Benjamin, however, failed to drive out the Jebus ites, who
were living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem
among the people of Benjamin.
The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord
was with them. They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as
Luz). They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him,
“Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you.” So he
showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that
man and his family. Later the man moved to the land of the Hittites, where
he built a town. He named it Luz, which is its name to this day.
The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in B
eth-shan,
Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. When the
Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but
they never did drive them completely out of the land.
The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer,
so the Canaanites continued to live there among them.
The tribe of Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron and Na
halol, so the Canaanites continued to live among them. But the Canaanites
were forced to work as slaves for the people of Zebulun.
The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ah
lab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob. Instead, the people of Asher moved
in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land, for they failed to drive
them out.
Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to drive out the residents of Beth-
shemesh and Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the Canaanites,
who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of B
eth-shemesh and
Beth-anath were forced to work as slaves for the people of Naphtali.