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So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the people of Benjamin. <a href="/esv/judges/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites. <a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. <a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a> But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. <a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Jebusites were living in Jerusalem, and the Benjamin tribe did not defeat them or capture the town. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Benjamin. <a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day. <a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The men of Benjamin did not force out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live with the tribe of Benjamin in Jerusalem today. <a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> But the people of the tribe of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, and the Jebusites have continued to live there with the people of Benjamin ever since. <a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> However, the descendants of Benjamin did not expel the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the descendants of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites. <a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a> The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day. <a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a> The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed the Jebusite inhabiting Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwells with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, until this day. <a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day. <a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the Jebusite dwelling in Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin did not drive out; and the Jebusite dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem even to this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem: and the Jebusite hath dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this present day. <a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But the sons of Benjamin did not wipe out the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And the Jebusite has lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem, even to the present day. <a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a> As for the Jebusites dwelling in Jerusalem, the Benjaminites did not dispossess them, so that the Jebusites live with the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to the present day. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived in Jerusalem among the Benjaminites to this day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the children of Benjamin did not destroy the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. <a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Yebusites who were dwelling in Jerusalem did not destroy the sons of Benjamin, and the Yebusites have dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until today<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day. <a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day. <a href="/parallel/judges/1-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=205" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Jerusalem and Hebron Captured</a> …20Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak. 21<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The Benjamites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ḇin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">failed to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·rî·šū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: hay·ḇū·sî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">the Jebusites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">living</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">So to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: hay·ḇū·sî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">the Jebusites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">live</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Benjamites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ḇin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory."></a> 22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a> But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah. <a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">2 Samuel 5:6-7</a> Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). <a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm">1 Chronicles 11:4-5</a> Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land. / The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). <a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a> Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">2 Samuel 5:8-9</a> On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” / So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. <a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a> As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1</a> Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. <a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Nehemiah 11:4</a> while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2-3</a> Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: <a href="/1_chronicles/9-35.htm">1 Chronicles 9:35</a> Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a> Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, / and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45-47</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. <a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-45</a> “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. / Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: / ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.<a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Judges 19:10-12</a> But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him… <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a> As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.<a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Joshua 18:11-28</a> And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-17.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-12.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Dislodge</a> <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">However</a> <a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Jeb'usites</a> <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Live</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Dislodge</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/judges/1-29.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/judges/1-29.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">However</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Jeb'usites</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/judges/10-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Live</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div>1. <a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a> 4. <a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a> 8. <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a> 10. <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a> 11. <a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a> 16. <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a> 17. <a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a> 21. <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a> 22. <a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a> 30. <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a> 31. <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a> 33. <a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a> 34. <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's youngest son, Benjamin. Their failure to drive out the Jebusites, a Canaanite people, highlights a recurring theme in the Book of Judges: Israel's incomplete obedience to God's command to fully possess the land. This disobedience led to ongoing struggles and conflicts with the remaining inhabitants. Jerusalem, at this time, was a significant city located on the border between the territories of Benjamin and Judah. The Jebusites' continued presence in Jerusalem is significant because it later became the capital city under King David, who successfully conquered it (<a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">2 Samuel 5:6-9</a>). This failure also foreshadows the spiritual and political challenges Israel would face due to incomplete obedience.So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites. The phrase "to this day" suggests that the text was written at a time when the Jebusites were still present in Jerusalem, indicating a long-standing coexistence. This coexistence may have led to cultural and religious influences that were contrary to Israelite worship and practices, contributing to the cycle of sin and repentance seen throughout Judges. The presence of the Jebusites among the Benjamites serves as a reminder of the consequences of not fully following God's commands. It also sets the stage for future events, such as King David's conquest of Jerusalem, which would establish it as the political and spiritual center of Israel. The persistence of the Jebusites in the land can be seen as a type of the spiritual battles believers face, where incomplete victory can lead to ongoing struggles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/benjamites.htm">Benjamites</a> A tribe of Israel, descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob. Known for their warrior skills, they were tasked with driving out the Jebusites from Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jebusites.htm">Jebusites</a> A Canaanite tribe inhabiting Jerusalem. They were one of the peoples the Israelites were commanded to dispossess from the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> A significant city in biblical history, initially inhabited by the Jebusites. It later became the political and spiritual center of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/f/failure_to_drive_out.htm">Failure to Drive Out</a> The Benjamites' inability to fully obey God's command to remove the Jebusites, leading to cohabitation and potential spiritual compromise. 5. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context.htm">Historical Context</a> This event occurs during the period of the Judges, a time characterized by cycles of disobedience, oppression, repentance, and deliverance for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/partial_obedience_is_disobedience.htm">Partial Obedience is Disobedience</a> The Benjamites' failure to fully obey God's command serves as a reminder that partial obedience can lead to long-term consequences and spiritual compromise. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_coexistence_with_sin.htm">The Danger of Coexistence with Sin</a> Allowing the Jebusites to remain in Jerusalem symbolizes the danger of allowing sin to coexist in our lives, leading to potential spiritual downfall. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a> While God is sovereign, He calls His people to act in obedience. The Benjamites' failure shows the importance of aligning our actions with God’s commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a> The absence of strong leadership during the time of the Judges often led to Israel's disobedience. This highlights the need for godly leadership in our communities and churches. <a href="/topical/t/the_long-term_impact_of_disobedience.htm">The Long-term Impact of Disobedience</a> The continued presence of the Jebusites in Jerusalem had implications for Israel's future, teaching us that our actions today can affect future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_jebusites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Jebusites in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/when_was_judges_written.htm">What is the writing date of the Book of Judges?</a> <a href="/q/why_conflicting_accounts_of_jerusalem's_capture.htm">In Judges 1:8 versus 1:21, why does it say Judah captured Jerusalem but Benjamin couldn’t drive out the Jebusites, leading to conflicting accounts about Jerusalem’s conquest? </a> <a href="/q/accept_practicing_homosexuals_in_church.htm">What is the writing date of the Book of Judges?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites.--In <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm" title="As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.">Joshua 15:63</a> we find the same statement respecting the children of Judah. (See <a href="/judges/1-8.htm" title="Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.">Judges 1:8</a>.) Jerusalem was on the borders of Judah (<a href="/joshua/16-8.htm" title="The border went out from Tappuah westward to the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.">Joshua 16:8</a>) and Benjamin (<a href="/judges/18-28.htm" title="And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelled therein.">Judges 18:28</a>). It belongs more properly to the latter, but the conquest of Zion by David (<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm" title="Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.">2Samuel 5:7</a>) naturally caused its closer identification with Judah. The Jebusites were tolerated inhabitants ever after this conquest, and had their own prince--Araunah (<a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm" title="And Gad came that day to David, and said to him, Go up, raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.">2Samuel 24:18</a>)--"Araunah the king." We even find traces of them after the exile (<a href="/ezra/9-1.htm" title="Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.">Ezra 9:1</a>). Jerusalem is a remarkable exception to the rule that the Israelites conquered "the hill-country," but not the plain. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - This verse is identical with <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a>, except that there we read "the children of Judah" instead of "the children of Benjamin," as in this verse. The boundary line between Judah and Jerusalem passed through JEBUS or JEBUSI, as Jerusalem was anciently called (see <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Joshua 15:8</a>; <a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a>; <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Judges 19:10, 11</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm">1 Chronicles 11:4, 5</a>). Jebus was not finally held by the Israelites till the time of David (see <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Judges 19:10</a>, note.) <a href="/commentaries/judges/1-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The Benjamites, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son however, וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case failed to לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no drive out הוֹרִ֖ישׁוּ (hō·w·rî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the Jebusites הַיְבוּסִי֙ (hay·ḇū·sî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus living יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Jerusalem. יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel And to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the Jebusites הַיְבוּסִ֜י (hay·ḇū·sî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus dwell וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry among אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the Benjamites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son in Jerusalem. בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/1-21.htm">Judges 1:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">OT History: Judges 1:21 The children of Benjamin did not drive (Jd Judg. 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