28It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.


In Context

25 He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

26 The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

28 It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun didn't drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.

Judges 1:28 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:28When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:28But after Israel was grown strong he made them tributaries, and would not destroy them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:28And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:28And it came to pass, when Israel was waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly expel them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:28and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.