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Judges 1:21

BenjaminJerusalem

19 The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.

20 Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

22 The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23 They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

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BSB
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
KJV
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
WEB
The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
ASV
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
DARBY
And the children of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
BLB
And the Jebusite who inhabited Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess. And the Jebusite has dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
ÅB
Men jebusittene, som bodde i Jerusalem, fikk Benjamins barn ikke drevet bort, og jebusittene ble boende sammen med Benjamins barn i Jerusalem og har bodd der til denne dag.
OTB
Benjaminittene drev ikke ut jebusittene som bodde i Jerusalem; så jebusittene har bodd med benjaminittene i Jerusalem til denne dag.
B1930
Men jebusittene, som bodde i Jerusalem, fikk Benjamins barn ikke drevet bort, og jebusittene blev boende sammen med Benjamins barn i Jerusalem og har bodd der til denne dag.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 15:63

    But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:6–9

    Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”

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  • Judges 1:8

    Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

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  • Judges 19:10–12

    But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

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  • Joshua 18:11–28

    The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:

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