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1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?"

1Sometime after Joshua had died, the Israelis asked the LORD, "Who is to lead us against the Canaanites in our opening attack against them?"

2The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands."

2The LORD replied, "The tribe of Judah is to lead you. Look! I've given the land into their control."

3The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, "Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours." So the Simeonites went with them.

3But the tribe of Judah told 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.

4When Judah attacked, the LORD gave the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.

4When 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.

5It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites.

5They located Adoni-bezek in Bezek, fought him, and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

6Adoni-bezek ran off, but they pursued him, caught him, and amputated his thumbs and big toes.

7Then Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

7Adoni-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.

8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

8Then the army of Judah attacked Jerusalem, captured it, executed its inhabitants, and set fire to the city.

9After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills.

9Later, the army of Judah left Jerusalem to attack the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.

10They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.

10They attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba) and fought Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

11The army of Judah then proceeded to attack the inhabitants of Debir, which used to be known as Kiriath-sepher.

12And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher."

12Caleb announced, "I'll give my daughter Achsah in marriage to whomever leads the attack against Kiriath-sepher and captures it."

13Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

13Othniel, Caleb's nephew through his younger brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb awarded him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

14One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?"

14Later 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?"

15She replied, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

15"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.

16The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.

16The 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.

17Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.

17The 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.

18Judah also took Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron--each city with its territory.

18The army of Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.

19The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.

19The 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.

20As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.

20They gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.

21The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

21However, the descendants of Benjamin did not expel the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the descendants of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

22Then the army of the tribe of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

23When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),

23The army of the tribe of Joseph scouted out Bethel, which had been formerly named Luz.

24the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well."

24The 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."

25So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.

25So 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.

26He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

26So 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.

27But Manasseh did not drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that land.

27The 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.

28When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.

28When Israel had grown strong, they subjected the Canaanites to conscripted labor and never did expel them completely.

29Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.

29The army of the tribe of Ephraim did not expel the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30Neither did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron or Nahalol, so these Canaanites lived among them, but Zebulun did subject them to forced labor.

30The 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.

31Nor did Asher drive out those living in Akko or Sidon or Ahlab or Akzib or Helbah or Aphek or Rehob.

31The army of the tribe of Asher did not expel the inhabitants of Acco nor the inhabitants of Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.

32The Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out.

32So the descendants of Asher lived among the Canaanites who continued to inhabit the land, because they did not expel them.

33Neither did Naphtali drive out those living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath; but the Naphtalites too lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, and those living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath became forced laborers for them.

33The 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.

34The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.

34Later on, the Amorites forced the descendants of Dan into the hill country and did not permit them to come into the valleys of the hills.

35And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.

35Furthermore, 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.

36The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.

36The Amorite border extended upward from the Akrabbim Ascent, that is, from Sela.

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