Judges 1:23

And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel,.... To reconnoitre the place, to observe its passes and avenues, which were most accessible, and to examine the walls of it, where they were weakest and…

We are here told upon what terms the rest of the tribes stood with the Canaanites that remained.

I. Benjamin neglected to drive the Jebusites out of that part of the city of Jerusalem which fell to…

sent to spy out Beth-el lit. made a reconnaissance at B. Perhaps we should read -encamped against B.," as LXX and Vulgate imply.

Now the name … Luz A gloss, as in Gen 28:19; cf. ib.Gen 35:6; Gen 48:3;…