But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
The Asherites settled down among the Canaanites who inhabited the land rather than driving them out. Their course was part of Israel's failure to carry out God's plan fully, stopping halfway and choosing personal convenience over obedience to God. Because of that halfway obedience, the work of making God known and of banishing the corrupt practices of the inhabitants was left undone.
The Asherites settled down among the Canaanites who inhabited the land rather than driving them out. Their course was part of Israel's failure to carry out God's plan fully, stopping halfway and choosing personal convenience over obedience to God. Because of that halfway obedience, the work of making God known and of banishing the corrupt practices of the inhabitants was left undone.