Thematic Bible: Could not drive out the canaanites but made them tributary
Thematic Bible
The tribe of Ephraim » Could not drive out the canaanites but made them tributary
The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.
The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.
The tribe of Manasseh » Could not drive out the canaanites but made them tributary
But the men of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed to remain in those areas. Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.