- After the death of Joshua - , the Israelites ... inquired of the LORD , ... “ Who will be the first to go up and fight against the Canaanites ? ”
“ Judah shall go up , ” answered the LORD. “ Indeed , I have delivered the land - into their hands. ”
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites , “ Come up with us to our allotted territory , and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory. ” So the Simeonites went with them.
When Judah attacked , the LORD - delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands , and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
And (there) they found - vvv Adoni-bezek and fought striking down - the Canaanites - and Perizzites.
As Adoni-bezek fled , they pursued him , ... seized him , - and cut off - his thumbs ... and big toes.
Then Adoni-bezek said , “ Seventy kings with their thumbs ... and big toes cut off ... have gathered (the scraps) under my table. As I have done (to them) , so God has repaid And they brought him to Jerusalem , where he died ....
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. - They put (the city) vvv to the sword - and set it on fire.
Afterward , the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country , in the Negev , and in the foothills.
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron ( - formerly known as vvv Kiriath-arba ) , and they struck down - Sheshai , - Ahiman , - and Talmai.
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir ( - formerly known as vvv Kiriath-sepher ).
And Caleb said , “ To the man who strikes down - vvv Kiriath-sepher and captures it , I will give - my daughter Acsah in marriage. ”
So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger ... brother Kenaz captured (the city) , and (Caleb) gave - his daughter Acsah in marriage.
One day (Acsah) came (to Othniel) and urged him to ask - her father for a field. When she got off ... her donkey , Caleb asked “ What
“ Give a blessing , ” she answered “ Since you have given me land in the Negev , give springs of water (as well). ” So Caleb - gave both the upper - - and lower springs.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law , the Kenite , went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah - in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites , attacked - the Canaanites living in Zephath , and devoted (the city) to destruction -. So (it) was called - - ... Hormah.
And Judah - also captured Gaza - - , - Ashkelon - - , - and Ekron — each with its territory.
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 chariots of iron.
- 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 ....
The house of Joseph also ... attacked vvv Bethel , and the LORD was with them.
(They) ... sent spies to Bethel ( formerly known as Luz) ,
and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city , they said “ Please - show us how to get into the city , and we will treat you kindly. ”
So (the man) showed them - the entrance to the city , and they put - the city vvv to the sword - but released that man - and all his family.
And the man went to the land of the Hittites , built a city , and called it ... Luz , which is its name to this day.
At that time Manasseh - failed to drive out the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shean , - - - Taanach , - - - - Dor , - - - - Ibleam , - - - - Megiddo , - and their villages ; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
- When Israel became stronger , they pressed - the Canaanites into forced labor , but they never drove them out completely.
Ephraim also failed to drive out - the Canaanites living in Gezer ; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
Zebulun failed to drive out - the inhabitants of Kitron (and) - Nahalol ; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
Asher failed to drive out - the inhabitants of Acco , - - Sidon , - Ahlab , - Achzib , - Helbah , - Aphik , and Rehob.
So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land , because they did not drive them out.
Naphtali failed to drive out - the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shemesh and - vvv Beth-anath. So (the Naphtalites) also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land , but the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shemesh vvv and Beth-anath served as forced laborers.
The Amorites - forced the Danites ... into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres , Aijalon , and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength , they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
And the border of the Amorites (extended) from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.