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19 The Lord was with Judah, and Judah took possession of the hill country, but Judah could not take possession of the land belonging to the people who lived in the valleys and lowlands, because they had iron chariots.[a]

20 Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had commanded, and he took possession of the land of the three sons of Anak.

21 But the men of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:19 Presumably fitted with iron, not made of iron

19 The Lord was with(A) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(B) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(C) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(D) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(E) 21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(F) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(G) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

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