Judges 1:21
But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
20And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.
22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
Cross References
Joshua 18:11And first came up the lot of the children of Benjamin by their families, to possess the land between the children of Juda, and the children of Joseph.
Judges 1:8And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire. Jerusalem... This city was divided into two; one part was called Jebus, the other Salem: the one was in the tribe of Juda, the other in the tribe of Benjamin. After it was taken and burnt by the men of Juda, it was quickly rebuilt again by the Jebusites, as we may gather from ver. 21; and continued in their possession till it was taken by king David.
Judges 19:10His son-in-law would not consent to his words: but forthwith went forward, and came over against Jebus, which by another name is called Jerusalem, leading with him two asses loaden, and his concubine. Concubine.. She was his lawful wife, but even lawful wives are frequently in scripture called concubines. See above, chap. 8. ver. 31.--Ver. 16. Jemini... That is, Benjamin.
2 Samuel 5:6And the king and all the men that were with him went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land: and they said to David: Thou shalt not come in hither unless thou take away the blind and the lame that say: David shall not come in hither.
1 Chronicles 8:28These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem.
Psalms 106:34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Matthew Henry on Judges 1:10-21
Conquests of Judah. ( b. c. 1425.) 9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to… Read the whole commentary →