Judges 1:28
26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
- WEB
- When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when Israel became strong, that he put the Canaanite to forced labor, and he did not drive him out completely.
- ÅB
- Men da Israel ble sterkt, gjorde de kana'anittene arbeidspliktige, men de drev dem ikke bort.
- OTB
- Da Israel ble sterk, underla de kanaaneerne tvangsarbeid, men drev dem ikke helt ut.
- B1930
- Men da Israel blev sterkt, gjorde de kana'anittene arbeidspliktige, men de drev dem ikke bort.