Discovery BoxJudges 1:27 
Context1:27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo 1 or their surrounding towns. 2 The Canaanites managed 3 to remain in those areas. 4
Judges 3:1
Context3:1 These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel – he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites. 5
Judges 5:16
Context5:16 Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, 6
listening to the shepherds playing their pipes 7 for their flocks? 8
As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.
1 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.
2 tn Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”
3 tn Or “were determined.”
4 tn Heb “in this land.”
5 tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”
6 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word מִשְׁפְּתַיִם (mishpÿtayim) is uncertain. Some understand the word to mean “campfires.”
7 tn Or “whistling.”
8 tn Heb “listening to the pipe playing for the flocks.”
