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But when three days had passed after they had made a treaty with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and were living among them.

But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord , the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.

But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the Lord , the God of Israel, and now we must not touch them.

But on that day Joshua made them hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord , to continue to this day, in the place that he should choose.

but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies, and attack them from the rear. Do not let them enter their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand."

So Joshua defeated the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings; he left no one remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

But Israel burned none of the towns that stood on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua did burn.

All the spoil of these towns, and the livestock, the Israelites took for their booty; but all the people they struck down with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed.

For it was the Lord 's doing to harden their hearts so that they would come against Israel in battle, in order that they might be utterly destroyed, and might receive no mercy, but be exterminated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Yet the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; but Geshur and Maacath live within Israel to this day.

But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, as he said to them.

For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.

For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only towns to live in, with their pasture lands for their flocks and herds.

But my companions who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God.

But the people of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so the Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

They did not, however, drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer: so the Canaanites have lived within Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor.

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh had no sons, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the Ephraimites.

Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns; but the Canaanites continued to live in that land.

But when the Israelites grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.