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11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[a] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[b] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

12 But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. 13 Later, however, when the Israelites became strong enough, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves. But they did not drive them out of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:11a Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan; also in 17:16.
  2. 17:11b The meaning of the Hebrew here is uncertain.

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