Judges 1:27

Judges 1:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But Manasseh did not drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

Context of Judges 1:27

25He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. 26He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day. The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns. The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas. 28Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them. 29The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.

Judges 1:27 word by word

וְלֹא־הוֹרִ֣ישׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮ וְאֶת־תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י ד֜וֹר וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָ וְאֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י יִבְלְעָם֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither did Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• drive outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• Beth–sheanבֵּית שְׁאָןbêyth she'ân bêyth shân · Beth-sheanH1052
• and her townsבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• nor Taanachתַּעֲנָךְta‛ănâk ta‛nâk · TaanachH8590
• nor the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Dorדֹּארdôr dô'r · DorH1756
• of Ibleamיִבְלְעָםyible‛âm · IbleamH2991
• of Megiddoמְגִדּוֹmegiddôn megiddô · MegiddoH4023
• but the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• wouldיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
• in that landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Judges 1:27

• Joshua 17:11Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, the three of Napheth, and the towns surrounding all these cities.
• Judges 5:19Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought, at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no silver as plunder.
• Joshua 21:25From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities.
• Exodus 23:32“You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.
• Deuteronomy 7:2and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
• 1 Samuel 15:9However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.
• Psalms 106:34They did not destroy the nations, as the Lord had commanded them to do.
• Jeremiah 48:10A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

Commentaries on Judges 1:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Beth-shean - Called by the Septuagint , Scythopolis, or the city of the Scythians. On these towns see the notes, Joshua 17:12-13; (note).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. 27This group of Canaanite cities extended from Dor on the Mediterranean to Beth-shan in the Jordan Valley. It effectively separated the northern tribes from those south of the Jezreel Valley. Similarly, several cities listed in the south (Judges 1:35) likely separated Judah from the northern tribes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2917-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow of the Israelites (see on Nu 21:2). The…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:27

• Beth-Shean
• Canaanites
• Dor
• Ibleam
• Israel
• Taanach

In the dictionaries

• Manasseh
• Agag
• Descry
• Dor
• Entrance
• Fenced cities
• Ibleam
• Megiddo
• Beth-Shean; Beth-Shan
• Bible, the

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