Judges 1:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:”
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Read Full Chapter →Asher fails to drive out the inhabitants of a string of coastal cities.
What Does Judges 1:31 Mean?
Asher's shortfall is the longest list yet: Accho, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob all remain unconquered. Many of these were strong coastal cities, and the sheer length of the catalogue marks Asher's failure as especially extensive.
The accumulation of names is deliberate and weighty. Where earlier tribes left one or a few cities unsubdued, here a whole coastline stays in foreign hands. The reader feels the conquest faltering more and more as the chapter nears its end. The very thoroughness of the list is a kind of sorrow, showing how far the early confidence of Judah's victories has given way to widespread incompletion. The promise remained, but the claiming of it had grown faint.
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What does Judges 1:31 mean?
Asher fails to drive out the inhabitants of a string of coastal cities.