Discovery BoxJudges 1:21 
Context1:21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. 1 The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day. 2
Judges 1:30
Context1:30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol. 3 The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor.
Judges 2:23
Context2:23 This is why 4 the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; 5 he did not hand them over to Joshua.
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).
3 tn Heb “the people living in Kitron and the people living in Nahalol.”
4 tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.
5 tn Or “quickly.”
