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so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Neither did [the warriors of] Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Ephraim tribe did not get rid of the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived there with Israelites all around them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ephraim drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tribe of Ephraim did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites continued to live with them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The tribe of Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in the city of Gezer, and so the Canaanites continued to live there with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The army of the tribe of Ephraim did not expel the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither did Ephraim expel the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ephraim has not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwells in its midst, in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelt in his midst in Gezer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim also did not slay the Chanaanite that dwelt in Gazer, but dwelt with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now Ephraim did not put to death the Canaanite, who was living at Gezer; instead, he lived with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, and so the Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither did Ephraim destroy the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Aphrim did not destroy the Canaanites who dwelt in Gazar, and the Canaanites stayed among them in Gazar<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=274" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Failure to Complete the Conquest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: wə·’ep̄·ra·yim (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Ephraim</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.">also failed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·rîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·wō·šêḇ (Art:: 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/1507.htm" title="1507: bə·ḡā·zer (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Portion, a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim. The same as gezer; Gezer, a place in Palestine.">in Gezer;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">so the Canaanites</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.">continued to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1507.htm" title="1507: bə·ḡā·zer (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Portion, a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim. The same as gezer; Gezer, a place in Palestine.">in Gezer.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12-13</a></span><br />But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land. / However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a></span><br />Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32-33</a></span><br />You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, / so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-27</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. / But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a></span><br />For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelled in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelled in Gezer among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10</a></b></br> And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a></b></br> <i>For</i> Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it <i>for</i> a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/joshua/19-13.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/24-23.htm">Midst</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/judges/6-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Midst</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></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'; 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This failure is part of a recurring theme in the Book of Judges, where the Israelites do not completely obey God's command to remove the Canaanites from the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a>). This disobedience led to significant spiritual and cultural consequences, as the Canaanites' presence often resulted in Israel adopting pagan practices and idolatry (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>).<p><b>living in Gezer;</b><br>Gezer was a significant Canaanite city located in the Shephelah, a region of low hills in ancient Israel. Archaeological excavations have uncovered evidence of its fortifications and Canaanite culture. Gezer's strategic location on the route between Egypt and Mesopotamia made it a valuable and contested site. The city's continued Canaanite presence highlights the incomplete conquest of the land, which was supposed to be a place of rest and blessing for the Israelites (<a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a>).<p><b>so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.</b><br>The coexistence of the Canaanites with the Israelites in Gezer symbolizes the broader issue of Israel's incomplete obedience and the resulting consequences. This situation led to the Israelites being influenced by Canaanite religious practices, which often included idolatry and immorality (<a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a>). The presence of the Canaanites among the Israelites serves as a warning about the dangers of compromising with sin and the importance of complete obedience to God's commands. This theme is echoed throughout Scripture, emphasizing the need for holiness and separation from ungodly influences (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, descended from Joseph's son Ephraim. Known for its significant role in the history of Israel, Ephraim was expected to drive out the Canaanites from their allotted territory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a></b><br>The original inhabitants of the land of Canaan, known for their idolatrous practices and opposition to the Israelites. They were to be driven out by the Israelites as commanded by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gezer.htm">Gezer</a></b><br>A significant Canaanite city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim. It was strategically important and should have been fully conquered by the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_conquest_of_canaan.htm">The Conquest of Canaan</a></b><br>The broader context of this verse is the period of the Israelite conquest of Canaan, where the tribes were tasked with taking possession of the land God had promised them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/incomplete_obedience.htm">Incomplete Obedience</a></b><br>The event highlights the failure of the Israelites, specifically the tribe of Ephraim, to fully obey God's command to drive out the inhabitants of the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_complete_obedience.htm">The Importance of Complete Obedience</a></b><br>Partial obedience is disobedience. The failure of Ephraim to drive out the Canaanites led to future spiritual and moral compromise.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_compromise.htm">Consequences of Compromise</a></b><br>Allowing sin to remain in our lives can lead to greater spiritual struggles. Just as the Canaanites became a snare to Israel, unchecked sin can entangle us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_commands.htm">Trusting in God's Commands</a></b><br>God's commands are for our good. Trusting and following them fully leads to blessings and fulfillment of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a></b><br>The Israelites were influenced by the Canaanite culture because they did not remove them. We must be vigilant about the cultural influences that can lead us away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were in a physical battle, we are in a spiritual battle. We must be diligent in removing anything that hinders our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_joshua_12_with_judges.htm">How do we reconcile Joshua 12’s narrative of total conquest with the later accounts in Judges that indicate some of these areas were still unconquered? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_canaanite_culture_persist.htm">Why does archaeological evidence show Canaanite culture continuing uninterrupted, contradicting the conquest narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_coexist_with_canaanites_in_judges_1_27-28.htm">In Judges 1:27-28, why did the Israelites coexist with the Canaanites instead of fully driving them out, contradicting earlier commands for total conquest?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_josh._16_1-4_boundaries_match_archaeology.htm">How do the boundary descriptions in Joshua 16:1-4 align with archaeological findings that suggest inconsistent Israelite settlement patterns in this region?</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>(29) <span class= "bld">Neither did Ephraim.</span>--See <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm" title="And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelled in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, and serve under tribute.">Joshua 16:10</a>. Gezer.--This town was not won from the Canaanites till its capture by Pharaoh, who gave it as a present to his daughter, the wife of Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm" title="For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelled in the city, and given it for a present to his daughter, Solomon's wife.">1Kings 9:16</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Ephraim</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ep̄·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also failed</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to drive out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹרִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Gezer;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָ֑זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1507.htm">Strong's 1507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continued to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qir·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Gezer.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָֽזֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1507.htm">Strong's 1507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-29.htm">OT History: Judges 1:29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who (Jd Judg. 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