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17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan,
    and Dan, why did he abide with the ships?
Asher sat still at the coast of the sea,
    settling down by his landings.(A)
18 Zebulun is a people that scorned death;
    Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field.(B)

19 The kings came; they fought;
    then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
    they got no spoils of silver.(C)

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17 Gilead(A) stayed beyond the Jordan.
    And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher(B) remained on the coast(C)
    and stayed in his coves.
18 The people of Zebulun(D) risked their very lives;
    so did Naphtali(E) on the terraced fields.(F)

19 “Kings came(G), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(H)
    they took no plunder of silver.(I)

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