Judges 1:29

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 1:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
Judges 1:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer, etc.] Not so much as made them tributaries, but made a covenant with them, it is probable, contrary to the express will of God: but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them; the Ephraimites agreeing to it, and here they dwelt to the times of Solomon; (see Gill on “<061610>Joshua 16:10”); where indeed they are said to be under tribute; but that seems to respect some later time, and not when they were first admitted to dwell among them, since no mention is made of it here.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In Gezer - Which they possessed 'till Solomon's time, Kg1 9:16. Judges 1:34”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jos 16:10; Kg1 9:16 Judges 1:30”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ephraim did not root out the Canaanites in Gezer ( Jdg 1:29), as has already been stated in Jos 16:10. Jdg 1:30 Zebulun did not root out the Canaanites in Kitron and Nahalol. Jdg 1:31-32 Asher did not root out those in Acco, etc. Acco: a seaport town to the north of Carmel, on the bay which is called by its name; it is called Ake by Josephus, Diod. Sic., and Pliny, and was afterwards named Ptolemais from one of the Ptolemys (1 Macc. 5:15, 21; 10:1, etc.; Act 21:7). The Arabs called it Akka, and this was corrupted by the crusaders into Acker or Acre. During the crusades it was a very flourishing maritime and commercial town; but it subsequently fell into decay, and at the present time has a…”
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