Judges 1:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 1:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.
Judges 1:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

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 Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, etc.] The first of these seems to be the same with Kattah or Kartah, and the latter with Nahalal, both cities given to the Levites, (<061915>Joshua 19:15 21:34,35); which perhaps was the reason of their sloth in driving them out; though it aggravated their sin not to take care to rid those cities of the Canaanites, which were given to religious persons: but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries; which is observed so far in their favour, that they exerted themselves to make them tributaries, which was more than was done by some others.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kitron: The Talmudists say Kitron is "tzippor," that is, Sepphoris, or Diocesarea, a celebrated city of Galilee, now the village Safoury, situated in the plain of Esdraelon, twenty miles (north-west) from Tiberias, according to Benjamin of Tudela. Nahalol: Jos 19:15 Judges 1:31”
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