E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 1:21
did not drive out. Compare Joshua 15:63 ; Jos 18:28 . 2 Samuel 5:6-10 . read more
did not drive out. Compare Joshua 15:63 ; Jos 18:28 . 2 Samuel 5:6-10 . read more
Luz. Compare Genesis 28:19 , and see Joshua 16:1 , Joshua 16:2 . Luz and Beth-el not two cities. 34 spies = sentries. read more
Hittites. A nation north of Syria, mentioned on Egyptian inscriptions from 1500 B.C. read more
Neither . . . nor. Note the Figure of speech Paradiastole ( App-6 ) in verses: Judges 1:29-33 . Emphasizing the unfaithfulness and disobedience, the cause of all subsequent trouble. drive out = possess. read more
THE FAILURE OF THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH"And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them. And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz). And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee. And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the... read more
THE FAILURE OF THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH"And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and its towns, nor of Taanach 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. And it came to pass when Israel was waxed strong; that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out."Nothing demonstrates the gross wickedness of God's people any better than their treatment of... read more
Judges 1:22. The house of Joseph— Instead of בית beth, house, the Cambridge Manuscript reads, beni, the children, which seems to be the better reading, as the context is, and they ascended, &c. The LXX and Arabick read children. read more
Judges 1:26. The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz— The land of the Hittites, probably, means some colony of that people settled in Syria or Arabia. The man, most likely, was himself a Hittite. His building a city is a certain proof that he was allowed to retire with his family and effects; and these circumstances respecting him appear to be related to do honour to his memory: for it is well known to have been the practice of all good... read more
21. the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem—Judah had expelled the people from their part of Jerusalem ( :-). The border of the two tribes ran through the city—Israelites and natives must have been closely intermingled. :-. SOME CANAANITES LEFT. read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 1:1-36
1:1-2:10 SUMMARY OF JOSHUA’S CONQUESTIsrael’s incomplete conquest (1:1-36)The writer of the book is concerned with events ‘after the death of Joshua’ (see 1:1), but before describing these events he gives a background to them by outlining Israel’s conquest of Canaan under Joshua. First, he summarizes the attack led by Judah and Simeon in the southern part of the central highlands (1:1-7; see notes on Joshua 10:1-43).Jerusalem was among the highland towns that Joshua captured. Later, however, it... read more