People Who Were Not Driven Out by the Israelites (JDG 1:27-36)

[1:27] The tribe of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and the nearby towns; the Canaanites continued to live there.

[1:28] When the Israelites became stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work for them, but still they did not drive them all out.

[1:29] The tribe of Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in the city of Gezer, and so the Canaanites continued to live there with them.

[1:30] The tribe of Zebulun did not drive out the people living in the cities of Kitron and Nahalal, and so the Canaanites continued to live there with them and were forced to work for them.

[1:31] The tribe of Asher did not drive out the people living in the cities of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphek, and Rehob.

[1:32] The people of Asher lived with the local Canaanites, since they had not been driven out.

[1:33] The tribe of Naphtali did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shemesh and Bethanath. The people of Naphtali lived with the local Canaanites, but forced them to work for them.

[1:34] The Amorites forced the people of the tribe of Dan into the hill country and did not let them come down to the plain.

[1:35] The Amorites continued to live at Aijalon, Shaalbim, and Mount Heres, but the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh kept them under their rule and forced them to work for them.

[1:36] North of Sela, the Edomite border ran through Akrabbim Pass.

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