New American Standard Bible

Darby Bible Translation

Jerusalem Is Captured

Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”

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War against Remaining Canaanites

And it came to pass after the death of Joshua that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Which of us shall go up against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

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The LORD said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”

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And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

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Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him.

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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.

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Judah went up, and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.

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And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.

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They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

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And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

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Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

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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.

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Then the sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.

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Jerusalem and Hebron Captured

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.

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Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev and in the lowland.

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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.

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So Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba); and they struck Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

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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.

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Capture of Other Cities

Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher).

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Additional Cities Captured

And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

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And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.”

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And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

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Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.

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And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

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Then it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

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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?

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She said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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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.

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The descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

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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.

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Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah.

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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.

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And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.

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And Judah took Gazah and its border, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron and its border.

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Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.

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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.

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Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.

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And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said; and he dispossessed from thence the three sons of Anak.

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But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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And the children of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

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And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.

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The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz).

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And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.

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The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

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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.

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So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.

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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.

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The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name to this day.

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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.

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Places Not Conquered

But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.

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Places Not Conquered

And Manasseh did not dispossess Beth-shean and its dependent villages, nor Taanach and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

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It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

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And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.

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Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

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And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer.

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Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.

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Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

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Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.

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Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor Ahlab, nor Achzib, nor Helbah, nor Aphik, nor Rehob;

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So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

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and the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not dispossess them.

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Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

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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.

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Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;

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And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country, for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.

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yet the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong, they became forced labor.

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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.

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The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

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And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upwards.

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