Judges 1:32

32 Since the people of Asher did not force them out, the Canaanites continued to live with them.

Judges 1:32 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:32

But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants
of the land
They were in a worse condition than those before mentioned; for the Canaanites were possessed of their country, especially of the above cities, and were masters of them; and the Asherites only dwelt among them upon sufferance:

for they did not drive them out;
either they did not attempt it, or they could not do it, and contented themselves with having leave to dwell among them.

Judges 1:32 In-Context

30 The people of Zebulun did not force out the Canaanites living in the cities of Kitron and Nahalol. They stayed and lived with the people of Zebulun, but Zebulun made them work as slaves.

31 The people of Asher did not force the Canaanites from the cities of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, and Rehob.

32 Since the people of Asher did not force them out, the Canaanites continued to live with them.

33 The people of Naphtali did not force out the people of the cities of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath. So they continued to live with the Canaanites in those cities, and the Canaanites worked as slaves.

34 The Amorites forced the Danites back into the mountains and would not let them come down to live in the plain.