Judges 1:32
30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
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.
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- BSB
- So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
- KJV
- But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
- WEB
- but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out.
- ASV
- but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
- DARBY
- and the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not dispossess them.
- BLB
- And the Asherite dwelt among the Canaanite dwellers of the land, for they did not drive them out.
- ÅB
- men aserittene bosatte seg midt iblant kana'anittene som bodde i landet; de drev dem ikke bort.
- OTB
- Asjerittene bodde blant kanaaneerne, innbyggerne i landet, da de ikke drev dem ut.
- B1930
- men aserittene bosatte sig midt iblandt kana'anittene som bodde i landet; de drev dem ikke bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 106:34–35
They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
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