Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israelasked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanitesfirst, to fightagainstthem?
And JudahsaiduntoSimeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fightagainst the Canaanites; and I likewisewill go withtheeinto thy lot. So Simeonwentwith him.
And Adonibezeksaid, Threescore and ten kings, havingtheirthumbs and theirgreattoes cut off, gatheredtheirmeatunder my table: as I havedone, so God hathrequited me. And theybrought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lightedfrom off her ass; and Calebsaidunto her, Whatwiltthou?
And she saidunto him, Give me a blessing: for thouhastgiven me a southland; give me alsosprings of water. And Calebgave her the uppersprings and the nethersprings.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’father in law, went up out of the city of palmtreeswith the children of Judahinto the wilderness of Judah, whichlieth in the south of Arad; and theywent and dweltamong the people.
And JudahwentwithSimeon his brother, and theyslew the CanaanitesthatinhabitedZephath, and utterlydestroyed it. And the name of the city was calledHormah.
And the LORD was withJudah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, becausethey had chariots of iron.
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the JebusitesthatinhabitedJerusalem; but the Jebusitesdwellwith the children of Benjamin in Jerusalemuntothis day.
Neither did Manassehdrive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaaniteswoulddwell in thatland.
Neither did Asherdrive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
Neither did Naphtalidrive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dweltamong the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanathbecametributariesuntothem.