Contradiction with Judges 1:21
It states that the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites, implying failure to fully take possession of their allotted land, similar to the situation in Judges 1:32.
Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Contradiction with Judges 3:5-6
These verses indicate that the Israelites dwelt among various Canaanite tribes and intermarried with them, suggesting coexistence rather than complete conquest or expulsion.
Judges 3:5-6: And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
Contradiction with Joshua 15:63
This verse notes that the Jebusites dwelled in Jerusalem because the children of Judah could not drive them out, showing another instance of incomplete conquest contrary to the mandate in Judges 1:32.
Joshua 15:63: As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Contradiction with Joshua 17:12-13
It describes how the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, which reflects a failure similar to that described in Judges 1:32.
Joshua 17:12-13: Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Contradiction with Numbers 33:52-53
These verses command the Israelites to drive out all the inhabitants of the land, a command that is not fulfilled in Judges 1:32 where the Canaanites dwell among the Israelites.
Numbers 33:52-53: Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
Paradox #1
Judges 1:32 mentions that the tribe of Asher did not drive out the Canaanite inhabitants but lived among them. This may seem inconsistent with earlier commands in the Bible for the Israelites to completely take over the land and drive out its inhabitants. Such verses highlight the complex historical and cultural interactions between the Israelites and the Canaanites, suggesting a more gradual process of settlement than sometimes depicted.
Paradox #2
This verse could be seen as inconsistent with earlier commands about the complete conquest of lands and peoples, suggesting a moral conflict between divine instructions and human actions.