God’s Word Translation
Judges 1:35
35The Amorites were determined to live at Har Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the tribes of Joseph became stronger, they made the Amorites do forced labor.
Judges 1:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
- New International Version (NIV)And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they were put under tribute.
Context of Judges 1:35
33The tribe of Naphtali did not force out those who lived at Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. So they continued to live with the Canaanites. But the people of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were made to do forced labor. 34The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan into the mountains and would not let them come down into the valley. The Amorites were determined to live at Har Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the tribes of Joseph became stronger, they made the Amorites do forced labor. 36The territory of the Amorites extended from the Akrabbim Pass—from Selah northward.
Read all of Judges 1Judges 1:35 word by word
וַיּ֤וֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד בֵּית־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- wouldיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
- dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Heresחֶ֫רֶסcheres · (Mount) HeresH2776
- in Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן'ayâlôn · AijalonH357
- and in Shaalbimשַׁעַלְבִיםsha‛albîym sha‛ălabbîyn · ShaalbimH8169
- yet the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
- prevailedכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
- so that they became tributariesמַסmas mis · taskworkerH4522
Cross-references for Judges 1:35
- Judges 12:12When Elon died, he was buried in Aijalon in the territory of Zebulun.
- Joshua 10:12The day the Lord handed the Amorites over to the people of Israel, Joshua spoke to the Lord while Israel was watching, “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, stand still over the valley of Aijalon!”
- Joshua 19:42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
- 1 Kings 4:9Bendeker, who was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan, and
Commentaries on Judges 1:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35The Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres - They perhaps agreed to dwell in the mountainous country, being unable to maintain themselves on the plain, and yet were so powerful that the Danites could not totally expel them; they were, however, laid under tribute, and thus the house of Joseph had the sovereignty. The Septuagint have sought out a literal meaning for the names of several of these places, and they render the verse thus: "And the Amorites began…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers forty years out of Canaan…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-36Mentions of Joseph's descendants (Judges 1:22, 35) highlight the northern tribes' failures to remove their enemies.Read the comment
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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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