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.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong,.... All the tribes of Israel were become numerous, and able to drive the Canaanites out of the land everywhere, and particularly were able to assist…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
By the time of Solomon these cities had become Israelite possessions, 1Ki 4:11 f.; it was probably David who subdued them, after they had been weakened by the Philistines. The latter were masters of…