Judges 1:21-25 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

21. But the sons of Benjamin did not wipe out the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem. And the Jebusite has lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem, even to the present day.

22. The house of Joseph also ascended against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

23. For when they were besieging the city, which was previously called Luz,

24. they saw a man departing from the city, and they said to him, "Reveal to us the entrance to the city, and we will act with mercy toward you."

25. And when he had revealed it to them, they struck the city with the edge of the sword. But that man, and all his relatives, they released.

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