he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labor.
Joshua 17:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Israelites 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 the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. Common English Bible When the Israelites grew strong, they subjected the Canaanites to hard labor but didn’t remove them. Catholic Public Domain Version But after the sons of Israel had grown strong, they subdued the Canaanites, and made them their tributaries, but they did not kill them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But after that the children of Israel were grown strong, they subdued the Chanaanites, and made them their tributaries: and they did not kill them. |
he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labor.
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.
their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to destroy utterly—these Solomon made a forced levy of slaves, and so they are to this day.
However they did not drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have become slaves to do forced labor.
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When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.
Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to forced labor.
Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.
the Amorites persisted in dwelling in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Sha-albim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily upon them, and they became subject to forced labor.