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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 subject to forced labor.
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The Danger of Compromise
Commentators see this verse as a prime example of Israel's failure. Instead of completely driving out the Canaanites as commanded, they settled for making them tributaries. Matthew Henry attributes this to spiritual laziness, greed, and a lack of faith, warning that such compromises prevent believers from possessing their full spiritual inheritance.
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19th Century
Anglican
Mount Heres. — (See Judges 1:33.) Cheres is used for the sun in Job 9:7. The Vatican Codex of the Septuagint has the strange rende…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim And they woul…
Presbyterian
The people of Israel were very neglectful of their duty and their own best interest. Because of slothfulness and cowardice, they would not take the…
