even their children who remained in the land after them whom the children of Israel were not able to destroy utterly, on them Solomon imposed forced labor until this day.
Joshua 17:12 - Tree of Life Version Yet the children of Manasseh could not take possession of these towns, because the Canaanites were resolved to live in that land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet the sons of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. American Standard Version (1901) Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. Common English Bible The people of Manasseh couldn’t take over these cities, and the Canaanites were determined to live in this land. Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Manasseh were not able to overthrow these cities, and so the Canaanite began to dwell in their land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither could the children of Manasses overthrow these cities: but the Chanaanite began to dwell in his land. |
even their children who remained in the land after them whom the children of Israel were not able to destroy utterly, on them Solomon imposed forced labor until this day.
As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out. So the Jebusites continue to live among the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
But they did not drive out the Canaanites that were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and became forced laborers.