25. So he showed them how to get in. The men of Joseph killed the people in the city with their swords. But they spared the man from Bethel. They also spared his whole family.
26. Then he went to the land of the Hittites. He built a city there. He called it Luz. That's still its name to this very day.
27. But the tribe of Manasseh didn't drive out the people of Beth Shan. They didn't drive out the people of Taanach, Dor, Ibleam and Megiddo. And they didn't drive out the people of the settlements that are around those cities either. That's because the people of Canaan had made up their minds to continue living in that land.
28. Later, Israel became stronger. Then they forced the people of Canaan to work hard for them. But Israel never drove them out completely.
29. The tribe of Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer. So they continued to live there among them.
30. The tribe of Zebulun didn't drive out the Canaanites who were living in Kitron and Nahalol. So they remained among them. But Zebulun forced the Canaanites to work hard for them.
31. The tribe of Asher didn't drive out the people who were living in Acco and Sidon. They didn't drive out the people of Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek and Rehob.
32. So the people of Asher lived among the Canaanites who were in the land.
33. The tribe of Naphtali didn't drive out the people who were living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath. So the people of Naphtali lived among the Canaanites who were in the land. The people of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to work hard for them.
34. The Amorites made the people of Dan stay in the central hill country. They didn't let them come down into the flatlands.
35. The Amorites made up their minds to stay in Mount Heres. They also stayed in Aijalon and Shaalbim. But the power of the tribes of Joseph grew. Then the Amorites were forced to work hard for them.