God’s Word Translation
Judges 1:22-29
22The descendants of Joseph also went into battle against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
23They sent men to spy on Bethel. (In the past the city was called Luz.)
24The spies saw a man coming out of the city. They told him, “Show us how we can get into the city, and we’ll treat you kindly.”
25He showed them. So they got into the city and killed everyone there. But they let that man and his whole family go free.
26The man went to the land of the Hittites. There he built a city and called it Luz. The city still has that name today.
27Now, the tribe of Manasseh did not force out the people of Beth Shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo or their villages. The Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
28When the Israelites were strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor. But they did not force all of them out.
29The tribe of Ephraim did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites continued to live with them in Gezer.
Commentaries on Judges 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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