three sons of Anak (Judges 1:20) Debir (Kiriath Sepher), taken by Othniel (Judges 1:11–13) The Tribe of Simeon together with that of Judah destroy: Zephath, which they rename Hormah (which translates as destruction) (Judges 1:17) The Tribes of Joseph (consisting of two "half-tribes": the Tribe of Ephraim and the Tribe of Manasseh) took: Bethel, killing all inhabitants except for the man and his family who showed them how to get into the city (1:22–26) Failures Because the inhabitants had iron chariots, the Tribe of Judah failed to take: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron and Ashdod (according to the Greek Septuagint version of Judges 1:18, see above) The plains (Judges 1:19) The Tribe of Benjamin failed to drive out the occupants of: Jerusalem (also known as Jebus) (Judges 1:21). However, Judges 1:8 reported that the Judahites had (already?) taken Jerusalem, killed everyone inside and burnt it. The Tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the Canaanites from: Beit She'an (Judges 1:27) Taanach (Judges 1:27) Dor (Judges 1:27) Ibleam (Judges 1:27) Megiddo (Judges 1:27) The Tribe of Ephraim was unable to drive out the Canaanites from: Gezer (Judges 1:29) The Tribe of Zebulun was unable to drive out the Canaanites from: Kitron (Judges 1:30) Nahalol (Judges 1:30) The Tribe of Asher was unable to drive out the Canaanites from: Akko (Judges 1:31) Siddon (Judges 1:31) Ahlab (Judges 1:31) Aczib (Judges 1:31) Helbah (Judges 1:31) Aphek (Judges 1:31) Rehob (Judges 1:31) The Tribe of Naphtali was unable to drive out the Canaanites living in: Beth Shemesh (Judges 1:33) Beth Anath (Judges 1:33) The Tribe of Dan was confined to the hill country by the Amorites and could not capture: Mount Heres (Judges 1:34–35) Aijalon (Judges 1:34–35) Shaalbim (Judges 1:34–35). Notes Notes References Sources External links Jewish translations: Shoftim - Judges - Chapter 1 (Judaica Press). Hebrew text and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Christian translations: Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) Judges chapter 1. Bible Gateway 01 Hebrew Bible battles Ekron