Shofetim 1:30

30 Neither did Zevulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Kena’ani dwelt among them, and became subject to forced labor.

Shofetim 1:30 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:30

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor
the inhabitants of Nahalol
The first of these seems to be the same with Kattah or Kartah, and the latter with Nahalal, both cities given to the Levites, ( Joshua 19:15 ) ( Joshua 21:34 Joshua 21:35 ) ; which perhaps was the reason of their sloth in driving them out; though it aggravated their sin not to take care to rid those cities of the Canaanites, which were given to religious persons:

but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries;
which is observed so far in their favour, that they exerted themselves to make them tributaries, which was more than was done by some others.

Shofetim 1:30 In-Context

28 And it came to pass, when Yisroel was chazak, that they put the Kena’ani to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

29 Neither did Ephrayim drive out the Kena’ani that dwelt in Gezer; but the Kena’ani dwelt in Gezer among them.

30 Neither did Zevulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Kena’ani dwelt among them, and became subject to forced labor.

31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Akko, nor the inhabitants of Tzidon, nor of Achlav, nor of Achziv, nor of Chelbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rechov;

32 But the Asheri dwelt among the Kena’ani, the inhabitants of HaAretz: for they did not drive them out.