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J U D G ES 2
Israel Fails to Conquer the Land
19 The Lord was with the people of Judah, and
they took possession of the hill country. But
they failed to drive out the people living in the
plains, who had iron chariots. 20 The town of
Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living
there, who were descendants of the three sons
of Anak.
21 The tribe of Benjamin, however, failed to
drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the people of Benjamin.
22 The descendants of Joseph attacked the
town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
23 They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly
known as Luz). 24 They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Show us
a way into the town, and we will have mercy on
you.” 25 So he showed them a way in, and they
killed everyone in the town except that man and
his family. 26 Later the man moved to the land of
the Hittites, where he built a town. He named it
Luz, which is its name to this day.
27 The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out
the people living in Beth-shan,* Taanach, Dor,
Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding
settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. 28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites
to work as slaves, but they never did drive them
completely out of the land.
29 The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the
Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites
continued to live there among them.
• Faith
JU D G E S 2 :1 0 -1 1
How could the nation have changed
so quickly? One generation followed
the Lord; the next did not. Each person
stands alone before God. But you have
the wonderful privilege of encouraging
the next generation, or even the next two,
to love God and follow him. Think about
that when it is time for family devotions,
when you take your family to church and
Sunday school, or when you pray with
your children. Think about it when you
tuck them into bed at night and tell them
Bible stories. This is inheritance at its
best. Help your children love God’s Word;
read it to them daily. Sing God’s songs to
them. Most of all, be a role model. Your
children will stand alone before God, but
they will likely stand in the way they have
seen you stand.
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30 The tribe of Zebulun failed to drive out
the residents of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites continued to live among them. But the
Canaanites were forced to work as slaves for the
people of Zebulun.
31 The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the
residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah,
Aphik, and Rehob. 32 Instead, the people of Asher moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land, for they failed to drive them out.
33 Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to
drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh and
Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the
Canaanites, who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of Beth-shemesh and Bethanath were forced to work as slaves for the
people of Naphtali.
34 As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced
them back into the hill country and would not
let them come down into the plains. 35 The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres,
Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced
the Amorites to work as slaves. 36 The boundary
of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass* to Sela
and continued upward from there.
The LORD’s Messenger Comes to Bokim
The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to
Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought
you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to
give your ancestors, and I said I would never
break my covenant with you. 2 For your part, you
were not to make any covenants with the people
living in this land; instead, you were to destroy
their altars. But you disobeyed my command.
Why did you do this? 3 So now I declare that I
will no longer drive out the people living in your
land. They will be thorns in your sides,* and
their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”
4 When the angel of the Lord finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
5 So they called the place Bokim (which means
“weeping”), and they offered sacrifices there to
the Lord.
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The Death of Joshua
6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the
tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. 7 And the Israelites served the Lord
throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all
the great things the Lord had done for Israel.
8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord,
died at the age of 110. 9 They buried him in the
land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah*
in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount
Gaash.
1:27 Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan.
1:36 Hebrew Akrabbim. 2:3 Hebrew They will be in your
sides; compare Num 33:55. 2:9 As in parallel text at Josh
24:30; Hebrew reads Timnath-heres, a variant spelling of
Timnath-serah.