Judges 1:27

Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Cross-reference

Judges 1:19 Parallel

Judges 1:19 records Judah's failure to drive out plains dwellers, paralleling Manasseh's failure here.

Deuteronomy 7:2 commands total destruction and no mercy, directly opposite to the incomplete conquest in Judges 1:27.

Joshua 17:11-13 lists the same cities and the Canaanites persisting, providing the parallel account of incomplete conquest.

1 Samuel 15:9 shows Saul sparing the best, mirroring the same pattern of partial obedience to God's destruction command.

Psalm 106:34 directly states Israel did not destroy the peoples, summarizing the failure in Judges 1:27.

Psalm 106:35 describes mixing with nations, the consequence of not driving them out as in Judges 1:27.

Jeremiah 48:10 curses slackness in God's work, which is exemplified by the incomplete conquest in Judges 1:27.

Joshua 17:12 repeats the same failure of Manasseh to drive out Canaanites from these cities.

1 Kings 9:21 Historical context

1 Kings 9:21 explains that the Canaanites not driven out, including in Manasseh's cities, became forced laborers for Solomon.

1 Chronicles 7:29 lists the same towns as inherited by Manasseh, paralleling the list of cities not driven out in Judges 1:27.

1 Samuel 31:10 Historical context

1 Samuel 31:10 shows Beth-shean as a Philistine city where Saul's body was displayed, reflecting the failure to conquer it.

1 Kings 4:11 Historical context

1 Kings 4:11 records Dor as part of Solomon's administration, indicating it later came under Israelite control.

2 Kings 9:27 Historical context

2 Kings 9:27 locates Ahaziah's wounding at Ibleam and death at Megiddo, cities Manasseh failed to take.

2 Kings 23:29 Historical context

2 Kings 23:29 records Josiah's death at Megiddo, a city listed in Judges 1:27 as unconquered.

1 Chronicles 6:70 Historical context

1 Chronicles 6:70 lists Bileam (Ibleam) as a Levitical city from Manasseh, showing it later became part of Israel's religious structure.