Judges 1:35

And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain of shells, in which are bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Shaalbim; and the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary to them.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

In Context

34And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountain, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.

36And the border of the Amorite was from the going up of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:42and Shaalabbin, and Ammon, and Ithlah,

Judges 12:12And Elon of Zebulun died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

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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