YuēShūyàjì 17:13

13 Jízhì Yǐsèliè rén qiángshèng le , jiù shǐ Jiānán rén zuò kǔ gōng , méiyǒu bǎ tāmen quán rán gǎn chū .

YuēShūyàjì 17:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 17:13

Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed
strong
Increased in numbers, and became superior to the Canaanites, not only those of the tribe of Manasseh, but of the other tribes also:

that they put the Canaanites to tribute;
they did not take away their lives, as they were commanded to do, but made them tributaries to them, which seems to arise from a covetous disposition, and done for the sake of gain:

but did not utterly drive them out;
which they were ordered to do, and could now have done; for if they were able to make them pay tribute to them, they had power sufficient to drive them out, or destroy them, and therefore broke the commandment of God, ( Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 7:2 ) ( Deuteronomy 20:16 Deuteronomy 20:17 ) .

YuēShūyàjì 17:13 In-Context

11 Mǎnáxī zaì Yǐsàjiā hé Yàshè jìng neì , yǒu bǎi shàn hé shǔ bǎi shàn de zhèn shì , yǐ bǎi lián hé shǔ yǐ bǎi lián de zhèn shì , Duōĕr de jūmín hé shǔ Duōĕr de zhèn shì . yòu yǒu sān chù shāngāng , jiù shì yǐn Duōĕr hé shǔ yǐn Duōĕr de zhèn shì . Tānà de jūmín hé shǔ Tānà de zhèn shì , Mǐjíduō de jūmín hé shǔ Mǐjíduō de zhèn shì .

12 Zhǐshì Mǎnáxī zǐsūn bùnéng gǎn chū zhèxie chéng de jūmín , Jiānán rén piān yào zhù zaì nà dì .

13 Jízhì Yǐsèliè rén qiángshèng le , jiù shǐ Jiānán rén zuò kǔ gōng , méiyǒu bǎ tāmen quán rán gǎn chū .

14 Yūesè de zǐsūn duì Yuēshūyà shuō , Yēhéhuá dào rújīn jìrán cì fú yǔ wǒmen , wǒmen yĕ zú dà rén duō , nǐ wèishénme jǐn jiāng yī jiū yī duàn zhī dì fēn gĕi wǒmen wèi yè ne .

15 Yuēshūyà shuō , nǐmen rúguǒ zú dà rén duō , xián Yǐfǎlián shān dì zhǎi xiǎo , jiù kĕyǐ shàng Bǐlìxǐrén , Lìfáyīnrén zhī dì , zaì shùlín zhōng kǎn fá shùmù .