1Sometime after Joshua had died, the Israelites asked the Lord, "Who is to lead us against the Canaanites in our opening attack against them?"H310H4194H3091H1121H3478H7592H3068H559H5927H3669H8462H38982The Lord replied, "The tribe of Judah is to lead you. Look! I've given the land into their control."H3068H559H3063H5927H5414H776H30273But the tribe of Judah said to the tribe of Simeon, the descendants of Judah's brother, "Come with us into our territory, and we'll both fight the Canaanites. In return, we'll go with you when you fight in your territory." So the army of the tribe of Simeon accompanied the army of the tribe of Judah.H3063H559H8095H251H5927H1486H3898H3669H1980H1486H8095H32124When the army of the tribe of Judah went into battle, the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their control, and they defeated 10,000 men at Bezek.H3063H5927H3068H5414H3669H6522H3027H5221H966H6235H505H3765They located Adoni-bezek in Bezek, fought him, and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.H4672H137H966H3898H5221H3669H65226Adoni-bezek ran off, but they pursued him, caught him, and amputated his thumbs and big toes.H137H5127H7291H310H270H7112H931H3027H72727Adoni-bezek used to brag, "Seventy kings without thumbs and big toes used to eat what was left under my table. God has repaid me for what I've done." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he later died there.H137H559H7657H4428H931H3027H7272H7112H3950H7979H6213H430H7999H935H3389H41918Then the army of Judah attacked Jerusalem, captured it, executed its inhabitants, and set fire to the city.H1121H3063H3898H3389H3920H5221H6310H2719H7971H5892H7849Later, the army of Judah left Jerusalem to attack the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.H310H1121H3063H3381H3898H3669H3427H2022H5045H821910They attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba) and fought Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.H3063H3212H3669H3427H2275H8034H2275H6440H7153H5221H8344H289H852611The army of Judah then proceeded to attack the inhabitants of Debir, which used to be known as Kiriath-sepher.H3212H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H715812Caleb announced, "I'll give my daughter Achsah in marriage to whomever leads the attack against Kiriath-sepher and captures it."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H80213Othniel, Caleb's nephew through his younger brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb awarded him his daughter Achsah in marriage.H6274H1121H7073H3612H6996H251H3920H5414H5915H1323H80214Later on, after she had arrived, she urged Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want for yourself?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H55915"I want this blessing from you," she replied. "Since you've given me land in the Negev, give me water springs, too." So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.H559H3051H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H3612H5414H5942H1543H8482H154316The descendants of the Kenites, the tribe from which Moses' father-in-law came, accompanied the descendants of Judah from the city of the palms to the Judean wilderness, which is in the desert area south of Arad, and lived with the people there.H1121H7017H4872H2859H5927H5892H8558H5899H1121H3063H4057H3063H5045H6166H3212H3427H854H597117The army of Judah accompanied the army of Simeon, Judah's brother, as they attacked the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed it. Then they renamed the city Hormah.H3063H3212H8095H251H5221H3669H3427H6857H2763H8034H5892H7121H276718The army of Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.H3063H3920H5804H1366H831H1366H6138H136619The Lord was with the army of Judah, and they captured the hill country, but did not expel the inhabitants of the valley because they were equipped with iron chariots.H3068H3063H3423H2022H3808H3423H3427H6010H7393H127020They gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.H5414H2275H3612H4872H1696H3423H7969H1121H606121However, the Benjaminites did not expel the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day.H1121H1144H3423H2983H3427H3389H2983H3427H1121H1144H3389H311722Then the army of the tribe of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the Lord was with them.H1004H3130H5927H1008H306823The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz.H1004H3130H8446H1008H8034H5892H6440H387024The scouts observed a man coming out of the city and they promised him, "Please show us the entrance to the city and we'll deal kindly with you."H8104H7200H376H3318H5892H559H7200H3996H5892H6213H261725So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they attacked the city with swords, but they let the man and his entire family escape.H7200H3996H5892H5221H5892H6310H2719H7971H376H494026So the man traveled to the land of the Hittites and built a city that he named "Luz," and it is called by that name to this day.H376H3212H776H2850H1129H5892H7121H8034H3870H8034H311727The army of the tribe of Manasseh did not conquer Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages. Instead, the Canaanites continued to live in that land.H4519H3423H1052H1323H8590H1323H3427H1756H1323H3427H2991H1323H3427H4023H1323H3669H2974H3427H77628When Israel had grown strong, they subjected the Canaanites to conscripted labor and never did expel them completely.H3478H2388H7760H3669H4522H3423H342329The army of the tribe of Ephraim did not expel the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.H669H3423H3669H3427H1507H3669H3427H1507H713030The army of the tribe of Zebulun did not expel the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but were subjected to conscripted labor.H2074H3423H3427H7003H3427H5096H3669H3427H7130H452231The army of the tribe of Asher did not expel the inhabitants of Acco nor the inhabitants of Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.H836H3423H3427H5910H3427H6721H303H392H2462H663H734032So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites who continued to inhabit the land, because they did not expel them.H843H3427H7130H3669H3427H776H342333The army of the tribe of Naphtali did not expel the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and the inhabitants of Beth-anath. Instead, they lived among the Canaanites who inhabited the land. However, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were subjected to conscripted labor.H5321H3423H3427H1053H3427H1043H3427H7130H3669H3427H776H3427H1053H1043H452234Later on, the Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not permit them to come into the valleys of the hills.H567H3905H1121H1835H2022H5414H3381H601035Furthermore, the Amorites continued to inhabit Mount Heres in Aijalon and Shaalbim. Eventually, however, after the tribe of Joseph had become strong, the Amorites were subjected to conscripted labor.H567H2974H3427H2022H2776H357H8169H3027H1004H3130H3513H452236The Amorite border extended upward from the Akrabbim Ascent, that is, from Sela.135H1366H567H4608H4610H5553H4605
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