Después¹ de la muerte de Josué, los hijos de Israel consultaron al SEÑOR^a, diciendo: ¿Quién de nosotros subirá primero contra los cananeos^b para pelear contra ellos? 2 Y el SEÑOR respondió: Judá subirá; he aquí, yo he entregado el país en sus manos^a. 3 Entonces Judá dijo a su hermano Simeón: Sube conmigo al territorio que me ha tocado¹, para que peleemos contra los cananeos; yo también iré contigo al territorio que te ha tocado². Y Simeón fue con él. 4 Subió Judá, y el SEÑOR entregó en sus manos a los cananeos y a los ferezeos, y derrotaron^1a a diez mil hombres en Bezec. 5 Hallaron a Adoni-bezec en Bezec y pelearon contra él, y derrotaron¹ a los cananeos y a los ferezeos. 6 Huyó Adoni-bezec, pero lo persiguieron, lo prendieron y le cortaron los pulgares de las manos y de los pies. 7 Y Adoni-bezec dijo: Setenta reyes, con los pulgares de sus manos y de sus pies cortados, recogían migajas debajo de mi mesa; como yo he hecho^a, así me ha pagado Dios. Lo llevaron a Jerusalén, y allí murió.

8 Y pelearon los hijos de Judá contra Jerusalén^a y la tomaron, la pasaron a filo de espada y prendieron fuego a la ciudad. 9 Después descendieron los hijos de Judá a pelear contra los cananeos que vivían en la región montañosa, en el Neguev¹ y en las tierras bajas². 10 ^aY Judá marchó contra los cananeos que habitaban en Hebrón (el nombre de Hebrón antes era Quiriat-arba); e hirieron a Sesai, a Ahimán y a Talmai.

11 De allí fue contra los habitantes de Debir (el nombre de Debir antes era Quiriat-séfer^a). 12 Y Caleb dijo: Al que ataque¹ a Quiriat-séfer y la tome, yo le daré a mi hija Acsa por mujer. 13 Y Otoniel, hijo de Cenaz, hermano menor de Caleb^a, la tomó, y él le dio a su hija Acsa por mujer. 14 Y sucedió que cuando ella vino a él,este la¹ persuadió a que pidiera un campo a su padre. Ella entonces se bajó del asno, y Caleb le dijo: ¿Qué quieres?^2a 15 Y ella le dijo: Dame una bendición, ya que me has dado la tierra del Neguev, dame también fuentes de agua. Y Caleb le dio las fuentes de arriba y las fuentes de abajo.

16 Y los descendientes¹ del ceneo, suegro de Moisés^a, subieron de la ciudad de las palmeras^b con los hijos de Judá, al desierto de Judá que está al sur de Arad^c; y fueron y habitaron con el pueblo. 17 Entonces Judá fue con Simeón su hermano, y derrotaron¹ a los cananeos que vivían en Sefat, y la destruyeron por completo². Por eso pusieron por nombre a la ciudad, Horma^3a. 18 Y Judá tomó a Gaza^a con su territorio, a Ascalón con su territorio y a Ecrón con su territorio. 19 El SEÑOR estaba con Judá, que tomó posesión de la región montañosa, pero no pudo expulsar¹ a los habitantes del valle porqueestos tenían carros de hierro^a. 20 Entonces dieron Hebrón a Caleb, como Moisés había prometido^1a; y él expulsó² de allí a los tres hijos de Anac^b. 21 Pero los hijos de Benjamín no expulsaron¹ a los jebuseos que vivían en Jerusalén^a; así que los jebuseos han vivido con los hijos de Benjamín en Jerusalén hasta el día de hoy^b.

22 De igual manera la casa de José subió contra Betel; y el SEÑOR estaba con ellos. 23 Y la casa de José envió espías¹ a Betel (el nombre de la ciudad antes era Luz^a). 24 Y vieron los espías a un hombre que salía de la ciudad y le dijeron: Te rogamos que nos muestres la entrada de la ciudad y te trataremos con misericordia^a. 25 Él les mostró la entrada de la ciudad; e hirieron la ciudad a filo de espada, mas dejaron ir al hombre y a toda su familia^a. 26 Y el hombre fue a la tierra de los hititas y edificó una ciudad a la que llamó Luz; y este es su nombre hasta hoy.

27 ^aPero Manasés no tomó posesión de Bet-seán y sus aldeas, ni de Taanac y sus aldeas, ni de los habitantes de Dor y sus aldeas, ni de los habitantes de Ibleam y sus aldeas, ni de los habitantes de Meguido y sus aldeas; y los cananeos persistían en habitar en aquella tierra^b. 28 Y sucedió que cuando Israel se hizo fuerte, sometieron a los cananeos a trabajos forzados, pero no los expulsaron totalmente.

29 Tampoco Efraín expulsó a los cananeos que habitaban en Gezer; y los cananeos habitaron en medio de ellos en Gezer^a.

30 Zabulón no expulsó a los habitantes de Quitrón, ni a los habitantes de Naalal; de manera que los cananeos habitaron en medio de ellos y fueron sometidos a trabajos forzados.

31 Aser no expulsó a los habitantes de Aco, ni a los habitantes de Sidón, ni de Ahlab, ni de Aczib, ni de Helba, ni de Afec, ni de Rehob. 32 Así que los de Aser habitaron entre los cananeos, los habitantes de aquella¹ tierra, porque no los expulsaron.

33 Neftalí no expulsó a los habitantes de Bet-semes, ni a los habitantes de Bet-anat, sino que habitó entre los cananeos, los habitantes de aquella¹ tierra; y los habitantes de Bet-semes y de Bet-anat fueron sometidos a trabajos forzados.

34 Entonces los amorreos forzaron¹ a los hijos de Dan hacia la región montañosa, y no los dejaron descender al valle. 35 Y los amorreos persistieron en habitar en el monte de Heres, en Ajalón y en Saalbim; pero cuando el poder¹ de la casa de José se fortaleció², fueron sometidos a trabajos forzados. 36 La frontera de los amorreos iba desde la subida de Acrabim^a, desde Sela hacia arriba.

Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel ^ainquired of the LORD, saying, “Who shall go up first for us ^bagainst the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The LORD said, “^aJudah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him.” 3 Then Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Go up with me into ¹the territory allotted me, and let’s fight the Canaanites; and ²I in turn will go with you into ³the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him. 4 Judah went up, and ^athe LORD handed over to them the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and they ¹defeated ten thousand men at Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they ¹defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him, and cut off his ¹thumbs and big toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; ^aas I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 Then the sons of Judah fought against ^aJerusalem and captured it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 9 Afterward, the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, and in the ¹Negev, and in the lowland. 10 ^aSo Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath-arba); and they struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 Then ^afrom there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was previously Kiriath-sepher). 12 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.” 13 Now ^aOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife. 14 Then ^ait happened that when she came to him, she incited him to ask her father for a field. Then later, she dismounted from ¹her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What ²do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing: since you have given me the land of the ¹Negev, give me springs of water also.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 Now the ¹descendants of ^athe Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the ^bcity of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of ^cArad; and they went and lived with the people. 17 Then Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called ^aHormah. 18 And Judah took ^aGaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not ¹drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had ^airon chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, ^aas Moses had ¹promised; and he drove out from there ^bthe three sons of Anak. 21 ^aBut the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the ^bJebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23 The house of Joseph had men spy out Bethel ^a(the name of the city previously was Luz). 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and ^awe will treat you kindly.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, ^abut they let the man and all his family go free. 26 Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city, and named it Luz, ¹which is its name to this day.

27 ^aBut Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so ^bthe Canaanites persisted in living in this land. 28 And it came about, when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they did not drive them out completely.

29 And ^aEphraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of ¹Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.

31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or of Rehob. 32 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

34 Then the Amorites ¹forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres, in Aijalon and Shaalbim; but when the ¹power of the house of Joseph ²grew strong, they became forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ^aascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel ^ainquired of the LORD, saying, “Who shall go up first for us ^bagainst the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The LORD said, “^aJudah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” 3 Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into ¹the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and ²I in turn will go with you into ³the territory allotted you.” So Simeon went with him. 4 Judah went up, and ^athe LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they ¹defeated ten thousand men at Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they ¹defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his ¹thumbs and big toes. 7 Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; ^aas I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

8 Then the sons of Judah fought against ^aJerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the ¹Negev and in the lowland. 10 ^aSo Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba); and they struck Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 Then ^afrom there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher). 12 And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.” 13 ^aOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife. 14 Then ^ait came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from ¹her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What ²do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the ¹Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 The ¹descendants of ^athe Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the ^bcity of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of ^cArad; and they went and lived with the people. 17 Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called ^aHormah. 18 And Judah took ^aGaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory. 19 Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not ¹drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had ^airon chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, ^aas Moses had ¹promised; and he drove out from there ^bthe three sons of Anak. 21 ^aBut the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the ^bJebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel ^a(now the name of the city was formerly Luz). 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and ^awe will treat you kindly.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, ^abut they let the man and all his family go free. 26 The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz ¹which is its name to this day.

27 ^aBut Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so ^bthe Canaanites persisted in living in that land. 28 It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

29 ^aEphraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of ¹Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.

31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob. 32 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

34 Then the Amorites ¹forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley; 35 yet the Amorites persisted in ¹living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the ²power of the house of Joseph ³grew strong, they became forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ^aascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

Now it came about after the death of Joshua, that the ¹sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) ^aasked the LORD, “Who shall go up first for us ^bagainst the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 And the LORD said, “^aJudah shall go up first; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” 3 And the tribe of the sons of Judah said to the tribe of the sons of Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my allotted territory, so that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your allotted territory.” So Simeon went with him. 4 Then Judah went up, and ^athe LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they struck down in defeat ten thousand men at Bezek. 5 Then they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they struck down in defeat the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7 Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather up scraps of food under my table; ^aas I have done to others, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 Then the sons of Judah fought against Jebusite ^aJerusalem and ¹captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev (South country) and in the lowland. 10 ^aSo Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba); and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 ^aFrom there the tribe of Judah went against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher city of books and scribes). 12 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah as a wife.” 13 ^aOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife. 14 ^aWhen she came to Othniel, she persuaded him to allow her to ask her father Caleb for a field. Then she rode up to Caleb and dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev (South country) , give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 The sons of ¹Jethro ^athe Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the ^bCity of Palms (Jericho) with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the Negev (South country) near ^cArad; and they went and lived with the people. Ex 3:1 17 Then the warriors of the tribe of Judah went with the warriors of the tribe of Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath and utterly destroyed it. So the city was called ^aHormah (destruction) . 18 Also the warriors of Judah captured ^aGaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory. 19 The LORD was with Judah, and the tribe of Judah took possession of the hill country, but they could not dispossess and drive out those inhabiting the valley because they had ^airon chariots. 20 Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, ^aas Moses had said, and he drove out from there ^bthe three sons of Anak. Josh 14:6, 9 21 ^aBut the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the ^bJebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The ¹house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (^anow the name of the city was formerly Luz). 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and ^awe will treat you kindly.” 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, ^abut they let the man and all his family go free. 26 The man went into the ¹land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 ^aBut the tribe of Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so ^bthe Canaanites remained in that land. 28 It happened when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.

29 ^aNeither did the warriors of Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 The warriors of the tribe of Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and were put to forced labor.

31 The warriors of the tribe of Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob. 32 So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.

33 Neither did the warriors of Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became forced labor for them.

34 Then the ¹Amorites forced the sons of Dan back into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down into the valley; 35 yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres (the mountain of the sun) , in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house (descendants) of Joseph became strong and prevailed, they became forced labor. 36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ^aascent of Akrabbim, from ¹Sela (rock) and upward.