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Judges 1:28 Cross-References
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“And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.”
Judges 1:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 1:28
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.This verse reveals Israel's compromise once gaining military advantage. Rather than completing conquest through herem (חֵרֶם, devoted destruction), they imposed tribute (mas, מַס), making Canaanites forced laborers. The phrase 'when Israel was strong' (vayehi ki-chazaq Yisrael, וַיְהִי כִּי־חָזַק יִשְׂרָאֵל) indicates they eventually gained military superiority, yet chose economic exploitation over obedient elimination. This wasn't compassion but greed—valuing Canaanite labo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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