Judges 1 · Verse 35

Judges 1:35

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
Judges 1:35, King James Version

Judges 1:35 in other translations

BSBAnd the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
WEBbut the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
ASVbut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.
YLTand the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;
DARBYAnd the Amorites would dwell on mount Heres, in Ajalon and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, and they became tributaries.
BBEFor the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work.
WebsterBut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

What does Judges 1:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 1:17-36

17-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 The Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres - They perhaps agreed to dwell in the mountainous country, being unable to maintain themselves on the plain, and yet were so powerful that the Danites could not totally expel them; they were, however, laid under tribute, and thus the house of Joseph had the sovereignty. The Septuagint have sought out a literal meaning for the names of several of these places, and they render the verse thus: "And the Amorites began to dwell in the mount of Tiles, in which there are bears, and in which there are foxes." Thus they translate Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 1:21-36

The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their covetousness: they were willing to let the Canaanites live among them, that they might make advantage of them. They had not the dread and detestation of idolatry they ought to have had. The same unbelief that kept their fathers…

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Judges 1:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'eland it was determinedH2974
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
לָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetto dwellH3427
בְּהַר\־be.har-in [the] mountain ofH2022
חֶ֔רֶסChe.resHeresH2776
בְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.Lonin AijalonH357
וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.Vimand in ShaalbimH8169
וַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.Badand it was heavyH3513
יַ֣דyad[the] hand ofH3027
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJosephH3130
וַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.Yuand they becameH1961
לָמַֽס\׃la.Mas<into> forced laborH4522

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 1:35

  • Joshua 19:42

    And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

  • Joshua 10:12

    Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

  • Judges 12:12

    And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

  • 1 Kings 4:9

    The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Aijalon.
12:12; Jos 10:12
Shaalbim.
Jos 19:42; 1Ki 4:9
prevailed. Heb. was heavy.

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Context

  • Judges 1:34

    And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

  • Judges 1:35

    But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

  • Judges 1:36

    And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

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Judges 1:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y quiso el Amorrheo habitar en el monte de Heres, en Ajalón y en Saalbín; mas como la mano de la casa de José tomó fuerzas, hiciéronlos tributarios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’Amoréen voulut habiter dans la montagne de Hérès, à Ajalon et à Shaalbim; mais la main de la maison de Joseph devint forte, et ils furent soumis au tribut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Amoriter wollten im Gebirge Heres bleiben, in Ajjalon und in Schaalbim; aber die Hand des Hauses Joseph war schwer, und sie wurden fronpflichtig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		habitavitque in monte Hares, quod interpretatur testaceo, in Ajalon et Salebim. Et aggravata est manus domus Joseph, factusque est ei tributarius.