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 1:29
Context1:29 The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.
Judges 1:35
Context1:35 The Amorites managed 3 to remain in Har Heres, 4 Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, 5 the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.
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 Or “were determined.”
4 tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
5 tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”
