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Joshua 17:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Joshua 17:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 17:12

Theological / Devotional

Would dwell. This indicates the stubbornness of the Canaanites in refusing to be evicted from this territory. It also carries with it a reflection on the unbelief and cowardice of the Israelites. If they had put forth the requisite effort, God would have wrought with them to give them complete victory.

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