Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
Parallel translations
- WEB Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
- KJV Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
- NKJV Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
- NASB And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
- NLT The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live there among them.
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Quick answer
Ephraim fails to drive out the Canaanites in Gezer, who live among them. It matters as another tribe's incomplete obedience.
Overview
Ephraim, a leading tribe, leaves Canaanites in Gezer. The repeated formula 'did not drive out' drums the theme of failure through the chapter. Such coexistence with idolatrous peoples sets up the spiritual compromise that drives Israel's later apostasy in the book.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Kgs 9:16Pharaoh 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.
- Josh 16:10But 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.
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