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Judges 1
³³ Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were forced to work as slaves for the people of Naphtali.
³⁴ As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced them back into the hill country and would not let them come down into the plains.
³⁵ The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves.
³⁶ The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there.
Judges 2
¹ The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you.
² For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this?
³ So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”
⁴ When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
⁵ So they called the place Bokim (which means “weeping”), and they offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
⁶ After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them.
⁷ And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.