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Judges 1

Judges 1:34

The Failure to Complete the Conquest · Judges 1:27–36
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Translations

Modern
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
Traditional
And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
Literal
And the Amorite pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley.
Latin
Arctavitque Amorrhæus filios Dan in monte, nec dedit eis locum ut ad planiora descenderent:

Original

Hebrew
English
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.

Notes

Judges 1:34

Dan's failure to take the land shows complete unfaithfulness and led to abandoning part of the promised land (Judges 17–18).

Judges 1:22–36

Mentions of Joseph's descendants (Judges 1:22, 35) highlight the northern tribes' failures to remove their enemies.

Judges 1:21–36

The tribes of Israel did not keep the covenant. Their complacency was rebellion against the Lord, as shown in the rest of the book of Judges.

Judges 1:1–2:5

The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).

Theme notes and profiles

Oppression of God’s People

People

Amorites: Canaanite people group, enemies of Israel

Places

Dan: Israelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem

Glossary

Aijalon Amorites Canaan, Canaanite Heres Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Land Tribe of Dan

Topics

Amorites: Not Exterminated Israel: Under the Judges: The Original Inhabitants not Fully Expelled The Amorites: The Israelites Unable to Expel, but Extracted Tribute From The Canaanites: Partially Subdued by Israel the Tribe of Dan: Restricted to the Hills by Amorites Tribe of Dan: Fail to Conquer the Amorites