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¹ [The warriors of the tribe of] Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and were put to forced labor.

² [The warriors of the tribe of] Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.

³ So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.

⁴ Neither did [the warriors of] Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

⁵ Then the[6] Amorites forced the sons of Dan [back] into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the valley;

⁶ yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres (the mountain of the sun), in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house (descendants) of Joseph became strong and prevailed, they became forced labor.

⁷ The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from[7] Sela (rock) and upward.

⁸ Now the[1] Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt and led you to the land which I swore [to give] to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you,

⁹ and as for you, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not[2] obeyed Me; what is this that you have done?

¹⁰ So I also said, 'I will not drive your enemies out before you; but they will be like thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.'"

¹¹ When the Angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people raised their voices and wept.

¹² So they named that place Bochim (weepers); and there they offered sacrifices to the LORD.

¹³ And when Joshua had sent the people away, the [tribes of the] Israelites went each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.

¹⁴ The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD which He had done for Israel.

¹⁵ Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.

¹⁶ And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

¹⁷ Also, all [the people of] that generation were gathered to their fathers [in death]; and another generation arose after them who did not know (recognize, understand) the LORD, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.

¹⁸ Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and worshiped and served the Baals,

¹⁹ and they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from the gods of the peoples who were around them, and they bowed down to them, and offended and provoked the LORD to anger.

²⁰ So they abandoned the LORD and served Baal [the pagan god of the Canaanites] and the[3] Ashtaroth.

²¹ So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands (power) of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer stand [in opposition] before their enemies.

²² Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil (misfortune), as the LORD had spoken, and as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.

²³ Then the LORD raised up[4] judges who rescued them from the hands of those who robbed them.

²⁴ Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the prostitute after other gods and they bowed down to them. They quickly turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do as their fathers.

²⁵ When the LORD raised up judges for them, He was with the judge and He rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

²⁶ But when the judge died, they turned back and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, in following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them. They did not[5] abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.

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1	[The warriors of the tribe of] Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and were put to forced labor.
2	[The warriors of the tribe of] Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.
3	So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
4	Neither did [the warriors of] Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
5	Then the[6] Amorites forced the sons of Dan [back] into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the valley;
6	yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres (the mountain of the sun), in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house (descendants) of Joseph became strong and prevailed, they became forced labor.
7	The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from[7] Sela (rock) and upward.
8	Now the[1] Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt and led you to the land which I swore [to give] to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you,
9	and as for you, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not[2] obeyed Me; what is this that you have done?
10	So I also said, 'I will not drive your enemies out before you; but they will be like thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.'"
11	When the Angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people raised their voices and wept.
12	So they named that place Bochim (weepers); and there they offered sacrifices to the LORD.
13	And when Joshua had sent the people away, the [tribes of the] Israelites went each to his inheritance, to take possession of the land.
14	The people served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD which He had done for Israel.
15	Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten.
16	And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
17	Also, all [the people of] that generation were gathered to their fathers [in death]; and another generation arose after them who did not know (recognize, understand) the LORD, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.
18	Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and worshiped and served the Baals,
19	and they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from the gods of the peoples who were around them, and they bowed down to them, and offended and provoked the LORD to anger.
20	So they abandoned the LORD and served Baal [the pagan god of the Canaanites] and the[3] Ashtaroth.
21	So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands (power) of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer stand [in opposition] before their enemies.
22	Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil (misfortune), as the LORD had spoken, and as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.
23	Then the LORD raised up[4] judges who rescued them from the hands of those who robbed them.
24	Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the prostitute after other gods and they bowed down to them. They quickly turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do as their fathers.
25	When the LORD raised up judges for them, He was with the judge and He rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
26	But when the judge died, they turned back and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, in following and serving other gods, and bowing down to them. They did not[5] abandon their practices or their stubborn ways.

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