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.
The people of Judah could not force out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites continued to live there alongside the people of Judah right up to the time this was written.
This verse explains that the tribe of Judah was unable to completely conquer Jerusalem, so the original inhabitants continued living there with them.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Joshua, the Israelites were in the process of dividing the Promised Land among the twelve tribes after their conquest of Canaan. The tribe of Judah was assigned the region that included Jerusalem, but they failed to drive out the Jebusites, who were the indigenous inhabitants of that city. This partial failure highlights the challenges the Israelites faced in fully possessing the land as God had commanded.
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