John Gill's Exposition on Judges 1:22

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel, etc.] Which lay upon the borders of the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, (<061601>Joshua 16:1,2); and though it seems to have been taken when Ai was, (<060817>Joshua 8:17); yet it appears that it was now in the possession of the Canaanites; wherefore the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh being desirous of enlarging their borders after the example of Judah, went against this place in order to take it: and the Lord [was] with them; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, directing, assisting, and succeeding them in their attempt.

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