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33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
Here, we are told that the tribe of Naphtali was unable to control Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. Beth-shemesh means “house of the sun,” and Beth-anath means “house of anath”or “House of affliction”; they both were centers of Canaanite worship.
Naphtali was no exception in its dealings with those Canaanites living in its territory, for they also permitted the Canaanites to live among them; it was only by degrees that they gained sufficient control over them to extort contributions from them. Greed led the Israelites to spare the idolaters, contrary to the express command of God; and their disobedience to His orders in this matter involved them in many troubles which this book describes.
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