Judges 1:27

However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.

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In The King James Version

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean 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 Canaanites would dwell in that land.

In Context

26The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

28When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:32You must not make any agreement with them or with their gods.

Joshua 17:11The following towns with their associated villages were allocated to Manasseh but lay within the land of Issachar and Asher: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (on the coast), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo.

Judges 1:1After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”

Judges 5:19Kings came and fought, the Canaanite kings fought at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo, but they didn't get any silver plunder.

1 Samuel 31:10They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and nailed his body to the town wall of Beth-shan.

2 Kings 23:29While Josiah was still king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, led his army to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah took his army to fight him at Megiddo, but when Neco saw Josiah he killed him.

Matthew Henry on Judges 1:22-36

The Israelites Mixed with the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1425.) 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, show us, we pray thee, the… Read the whole commentary →

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