1A time came after the death of Joshua when the People of Israel asked GOD, "Who will take the lead in going up against the Canaanites to fight them?"H310H4194H3091H1121H3478H7592H3068H559H5927H3669H8462H38982And GOD said, "Judah will go. I've given the land to him."H3068H559H3063H5927H5414H776H30273The men of Judah said to those of their brother Simeon, "Go up with us to our territory and we'll fight the Canaanites. Then we'll go with you to your territory." And Simeon went with them.H3063H559H8095H251H5927H1486H3898H3669H1980H1486H8095H32124So Judah went up. GOD gave them the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They defeated them at Bezek—ten military units!H3063H5927H3068H5414H3669H6522H3027H5221H966H6235H505H3765They caught up with My-Master-Bezek there and fought him. They smashed the Canaanites and the Perizzites.H4672H137H966H3898H5221H3669H65226My-Master-Bezek ran, but they gave chase and caught him. They cut off his thumbs and big toes.H137H5127H7291H310H270H7112H931H3027H72727My-Master-Bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to crawl under my table, scavenging. Now God has done to me what I did to them." They brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.H137H559H7657H4428H931H3027H7272H7112H3950H7979H6213H430H7999H935H3389H41918The people of Judah attacked and captured Jerusalem, subduing the city by sword and then sending it up in flames.H1121H3063H3898H3389H3920H5221H6310H2719H7971H5892H7849After that they had gone down to fight the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the foothills.H310H1121H3063H3381H3898H3669H3427H2022H5045H821910Judah had gone on to the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba) and brought Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to their knees.H3063H3212H3669H3427H2275H8034H2275H6440H7153H5221H8344H289H852611From there they had marched against the population of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).H3212H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H715812Caleb had said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I'll give my daughter Acsah to him as his wife."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H80213Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it, so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as his wife.H6274H1121H7073H3612H6996H251H3920H5414H5915H1323H80214When she arrived she got him to ask for farm land from her father. As she dismounted from her donkey Caleb asked her, "What would you like?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H55915She said, "Give me a marriage gift. You've given me desert land; Now give me pools of water!" And he gave her the upper and the lower pools.H559H3051H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H3612H5414H5942H1543H8482H154316The people of Hobab the Kenite, Moses' relative, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Palms to the wilderness of Judah at the descent of Arad. They settled down there with the Amalekites.H1121H7017H4872H2859H5927H5892H8558H5899H1121H3063H4057H3063H5045H6166H3212H3427H854H597117The people of Judah went with their kin the Simeonites and struck the Canaanites who lived in Zephath. They carried out the holy curse and named the city Curse-town.H3063H3212H8095H251H5221H3669H3427H6857H2763H8034H5892H7121H276718But Judah didn't manage to capture Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron with their territories.H3063H3920H5804H1366H831H1366H6138H136619GOD was certainly with Judah in that they took over the hill country. But they couldn't oust the people on the plain because they had iron chariots.H3068H3063H3423H2022H3808H3423H3427H6010H7393H127020They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had directed. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak.H5414H2275H3612H4872H1696H3423H7969H1121H606121But the people of Benjamin couldn't get rid of the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. Benjaminites and Jebusites live side by side in Jerusalem to this day.H1121H1144H3423H2983H3427H3389H2983H3427H1121H1144H3389H311722The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. GOD was with them.H1004H3130H5927H1008H306823Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz.H1004H3130H8446H1008H8034H5892H6440H387024The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, "Show us a way into the city and we'll treat you well."H8104H7200H376H3318H5892H559H7200H3996H5892H6213H261725The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family.H7200H3996H5892H5221H5892H6310H2719H7971H376H494026The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that's its name to this day.H376H3212H776H2850H1129H5892H7121H8034H3870H8034H311727But Manasseh never managed to drive out Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo with their territories. The Canaanites dug in their heels and wouldn't budge.H4519H3423H1052H1323H8590H1323H3427H1756H1323H3427H2991H1323H3427H4023H1323H3669H2974H3427H77628When Israel became stronger they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never got rid of them.H3478H2388H7760H3669H4522H3423H342329Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. The Canaanites stuck it out and lived there with them.H669H3423H3669H3427H1507H3669H3427H1507H713030Nor did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites in Kitron or Nahalol. They kept living there, but they were put to forced labor.H2074H3423H3427H7003H3427H5096H3669H3427H7130H452231Nor did Asher drive out the people of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, and Rehob.H836H3423H3427H5910H3427H6721H303H392H2462H663H734032Asher went ahead and settled down with the Canaanites since they could not get rid of them.H843H3427H7130H3669H3427H776H342333Naphtali fared no better. They couldn't drive out the people of Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath so they just moved in and lived with them. They did, though, put them to forced labor.H5321H3423H3427H1053H3427H1043H3427H7130H3669H3427H776H3427H1053H1043H452234The Amorites pushed the people of Dan up into the hills and wouldn't let them down on the plains.H567H3905H1121H1835H2022H5414H3381H601035The Amorites stubbornly continued to live in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph got the upper hand, they were put to forced labor.H567H2974H3427H2022H2776H357H8169H3027H1004H3130H3513H452236The Amorite border extended from Scorpions' Pass and Sela upward.H1366H567H4608H4610H5553H4605