he said, “Cursed be Canaan; lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers.”
Judges 1:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not in fact drive them out. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not utterly drive them out. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. Common English Bible When Israel became stronger they forced the Canaanites to work for them, but they didn’t completely drive them out. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, after Israel had grown strong, he made them tributaries, but he was not willing to destroy them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But after Israel was grown strong he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them. |
he said, “Cursed be Canaan; lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers.”
He also said, “Blessed by the Lord my God be Shem, and let Canaan be his slave.
their descendants who were still left in the land, whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely—these Solomon conscripted for slave labor, and so they are to this day.
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
If it accepts your terms of peace and surrenders to you, then all the people in it shall serve you at forced labor.
But when the Israelites grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but did not utterly drive them out.
Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants 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, but the Canaanites continued to live in that land.
And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.
Now Saul committed a very rash act on that day. He had laid an oath on the troops, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before it is evening and I have been avenged on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted food.