The Conquest of Canaan Proceeds (Joshua 13:1–7)
2 DBY And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. BSB BSB: “Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
3 DBY And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, and let us fight against the Canaanites, and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot; and Simeon went with him. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
4 DBY And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men. BSB BSB: When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
5 DBY And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites. BSB BSB: And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
6 DBY And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. BSB BSB: As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
7 DBY And Adoni-Bezek said, Seventy kings, with their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gleaned under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. BSB BSB: Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron (Joshua 15:13–19)
8 DBY And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9 DBY And afterwards the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the south, and in the lowland. BSB BSB: Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
10 DBY And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron — the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; and they slew Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. BSB BSB: Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 DBY And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. BSB BSB: From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
12 DBY And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife. BSB BSB: And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
13 DBY And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. BSB BSB: So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
14 DBY And it came to pass as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father the field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What wouldest thou? BSB BSB: One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
15 DBY And she said to him, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. BSB BSB: “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
16 DBY And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, had gone up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people. BSB BSB: Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
17 DBY And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it; and they called the name of the city Hormah. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
18 DBY And Judah took Gazah and its border, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron and its border. BSB BSB: And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
19 DBY And Jehovah was with Judah; and he took possession of the hill-country, for he did not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. BSB BSB: The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
20 DBY And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said; and he dispossessed from thence the three sons of Anak. BSB BSB: Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
22 DBY And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them. BSB BSB: The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23 DBY And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz. BSB BSB: They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
24 DBY And the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how we may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness. BSB BSB: and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
25 DBY And he shewed them how to enter into the city. And they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. BSB BSB: So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
26 DBY And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day. BSB BSB: And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
The Failure to Complete the Conquest 28 DBY And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them. BSB BSB: When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
29 DBY And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer. BSB BSB: Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
30 DBY Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. BSB BSB: Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
31 DBY Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor Ahlab, nor Achzib, nor Helbah, nor Aphik, nor Rehob; BSB BSB: Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
32 DBY and the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not dispossess them. BSB BSB: So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
33 DBY Naphtali did not dispossess the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; and he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries to them. BSB BSB: Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
34 DBY And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country, for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley. BSB BSB: The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
35 DBY And the Amorites would dwell on mount Heres, in Ajalon and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, and they became tributaries. BSB BSB: And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
36 DBY And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upwards. BSB BSB: And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
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