Yehoshua | Joshua

It happened after the death of Joshua that the Children of Israel inquired of Hashem, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanite, to wage war against him?”
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Hashem said, “Judah should go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
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Judah attacked and Hashem delivered the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand; they struck them down at Bezek — ten thousand men.
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Hashem was with Judah and he drove out the [inhabitants of the] mountains, but the inhabitants of the valley could not be driven out, because they had iron chariots.
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But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusite, inhabitant of Jerusalem, so the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, until this day.
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The House of Joseph went up, as well, to Beth-el, and Hashem was with them.
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Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns. The Canaanite were determined to dwell in this land.
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Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanite that was dwelling in Gezer, so the Canaanite dwell in their midst in Gezer.
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Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron…
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Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco nor the inhabitants of Sidon, …
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Napthali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and the inhabitants of Beth-anath, …
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Daily Holy Bible Reading

1 And it was after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
2 And the Lord said, Judah shall go up; behold I have given the land into his hand.
3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, and we will fight against the Canaanites, and I will also go with you into your lot. ” And Simeon went with him.
4 And Judah went up; and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands; and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.
5 And they found Adoni- bezek in Bezek and fought with him: and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
6 And Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued him: and they caught him and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered (food) under my table; as I have done, so has God punished me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and set the city on fire.
9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites; the inhabitants of the mountains, of the South, and of the lowland.
10 And Judah went to the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron-Now the name of Hebron formerly had been Kirjath-arba-and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 And from there he went to the inhabitants of Debir-Now the name of Debir formerly had been Kirjath-sepher.
12 And Caleb said, “He that shall smite Kirjath-sepher and capture it; to him will I give Achsah my daughter for a wife.”
13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
14 And it was when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask of her father the field, and she leaned off the donkey. And Caleb said to her, “What is (wanting) to you?”
15 And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, for you have given me dry land; and you should give me springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
16 And the children of Keni, the father-in-law of Moses, went up from the city of date palms, with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is south of Arad; and he went and dwelt with the people.
17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Safed; and they destroyed it, and called the name of the city, Chormah.
18 And Judah captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.
19 And the Lord was with Judah, and they drove out the inhabitants of the mountains; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, for they had iron chariots.
20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out from there the three sons of the giant.
21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; and the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up to Beth-El; and the Lord was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph caused to spy Beth-El. Now the name of the city formerly was Luz.
24 And the watchers saw a man leave the city. And they said to him, “Show us now the entrance to the city and we will deal kindly with you.”
25 And he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and his entire family they let go.
26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz; this is its name until this day.
27 And Menasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Yibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; and the Canaanites wanted to remain in this land.
28 And it was when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but they did not drive them out.
29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer.
30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; and the Canaanites dwelt among them and became tributary.
31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Akko, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Achlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Chelbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rechob.
32 And the Asherites dwelt 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, nor the inhabitants of Beth-Anath; and he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh and of Beth-Anath became tributary to them.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan to the mountain; for they would not let them come down to the valley.
35 And the Amorites wanted to remain on Mount Cheres, in Ayalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed and they became tributary.
36 And the border of the Amorites was from Maaleh-Accrabbim, from the rock upward.

Exposé | Moral

As Hinted In Joshua So It Happened

The Children of Israel could not drive out the inhabitants.

As it turns out it will lead them astray to sin against Hashem.