Judges 1:21
The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Cross References
Joshua 18:11The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
Judges 1:8The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Judges 19:10But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and went near Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.
2 Samuel 5:6The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”
1 Chronicles 8:28These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
Psalms 106:34They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
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 →