1 Kings 9:21 References
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atheir descendants who were left after them in the land bwhom the sons of Israel were unable to destroy utterly, cfrom them Solomon levied dforced laborers, even to this day.
a Judges 1:21-29, Judges 3:1
Judges 1
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aBut the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the bJebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
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Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
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The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance to the city and awe will treat you kindly."
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So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, abut they let the man and all his family go free.
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The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name to this day.
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aBut Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so bthe Canaanites persisted in living in that land.
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It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.
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aEphraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.