Judges 1:27
in Judges 1At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Judges 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseBeth-shean - Called by the Septuagint Σκυθωνπολις, Scythopolis, or the city of the Scythians. On these towns see the notes, Jos 17:12-13 (note).
This site's exposition
Neither did Manasseh drive out
on Judges 1:27-33
Five tribes are listed in the same form here, Neither did Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher and Naphtali drive out, and the wording weakens as the list runs. Manasseh's towns are Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam and Megiddo, the chain of fortresses across the valley of Jezreel, and Taanach and Megiddo are where Deborah's song puts the battle at 5:19 while Beth-shean is where Saul's body is fastened to the wall at 1 Samuel 31:10. Verse 28 names what Israel did instead of removing them, tribute, which turned a command into a source of income, and 1 Kings 9:20 to 21 says Solomon was still collecting it. At verse 32 the sentence turns over, since it is the Asherites who dwelt among the Canaanites rather than the Canaanites among Israel, and the tribe has become the one living in somebody else's country.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Neither did Manasseh,.... One of the sons of Joseph before mentioned; and it respects that half tribe of Manasseh, which had its portion on this side Jordan in the land of Canaan: these did not drive 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: all which were places the half tribe had assigned them in Issachar and Asher; of which See Gill on Jos 17:
But the Canaanites, being in possession, were resolved not to quit it; they would dwell in that land, and Manasseh had not resolution enough to offer to dispossess them; as if there was no meddling with them unless they were willing to resign, which it was not to be expected they ever would be.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow of the Israelites (see on Nu 21:2). The confederate tribes, pursuing their incursions in that quarter, came successively to Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron, which they took.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The same course of subjugation was carried on in the other tribes to a partial extent, and with varying success. Many of the natives, no doubt, during the progress of this exterminating war, saved themselves by flight and became, it is thought, the first colonists in Greece, Italy, and other countries.
The words behind it
32 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הוֹרִ֣ישׁ | horish | it took possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | Beth | H1052 → | |
| שְׁאָ֣ן | shean | Shean | H1052 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תַּעְנַ֣ךְ | ta'nakh | Taanach | H8590 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֨י | yoshev | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| ד֜וֹר | dor | Dor | H1756 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יִבְלְעָם֙ | yivleam | Ibleam | H2991 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| מְגִדּ֖וֹ | megido | Megiddo | H4023 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙ | vaiyoel | and it was determined | H2974 → | 19 times |
| הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י | hakenaani | the Canaanite[s] | H3669 → | 73 times |
| לָשֶׁ֖בֶת | lashevet | to dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָּאָ֥רֶץ | baaretz | in the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
הוֹרִ֣ישׁit took possession of
horishH3423 →231 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֗הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּית־Beth
beit-H1052 →
שְׁאָ֣ןShean
sheanH1052 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮daughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
תַּעְנַ֣ךְTaanach
ta'nakhH8590 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒daughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֨י[the] inhabitants of
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
ד֜וֹרDor
dorH1756 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָdaughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
יִבְלְעָם֙Ibleam
yivleamH2991 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָdaughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
מְגִדּ֖וֹMegiddo
megidoH4023 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָdaughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙and it was determined
vaiyoelH2974 →19 times
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יthe Canaanite[s]
hakenaaniH3669 →73 times
לָשֶׁ֖בֶתto dwell
lashevetH3427 →1079 times
בָּאָ֥רֶץin the land
baaretzH776 →2504 times
הַזֹּֽאת׃<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 48:10Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 20:42
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for…
- Judges 5:23
‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
- 1 Samuel 15:9
Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they…
- Numbers 31:14–18
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.
- 1 Samuel 15:3
Through
Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
it leads to
- Judges 20:18
The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
- Numbers 27:21
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…
- Judges 20:28
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered,…
- Judges 20:18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.