Joshua 17:11

11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan, Ibleam and the people of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo, together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a] ).

Joshua 17:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath.
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also held Beth Shan, Ibleam, and the people of Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, together with their villages, and the third in the list is Naphoth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shean and Ibleam with their villages and the people living in Dor, En Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo and their villages. The last three are on mountain ridges.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean with its towns, Ibleam with its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor with its towns; the inhabitants of En-dor with its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach with its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo with its towns-the three [cities] of Naphath.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Inside the land that was given to Issachar and Asher, the towns of Beth Shan and Ibleam belonged to Manasseh. The towns of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo and their people also belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh was given all of those towns and the settlements that were around them. The third town in the list was also called Naphoth Dor.

Joshua 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 17:11

And Manasseh had in Issachar, and in Asher, Bethshean, and
her towns
As Ephraim had cities in Manasseh, so had Manasseh cities in these two tribes, which in some parts bordered on it, before described, even the cities following, and the first that is named is Bethshean: this lay in the tribe of Issachar, and was the uttermost border of Manasseh that way; it was, as Josephus F13 says, called Scythopolis; but not from the Scythians, as Pliny F14 suggests, but from Succoth, a place where Jacob resided, and which was not far from it, ( Genesis 33:17 ) ( 1 Kings 4:12 ) ( 7:46 ) ; it lay before the great plain of Jezreel, and was at the entrance into it,

``After this went they over Jordan into the great plain before Bethsan.'' (1 Maccabees 5:52)

and was six hundred furlongs, or seventy five miles, from Jerusalem, according to:

``From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem,'' (2 Maccabees 12:29)

and was one of the cities of Decapolis, from whence our Lord had hearers, ( Matthew 4:25 ) . It was such a pleasant place, that it is said in the Talmud {o}, that if the garden of Eden was in the land of Israel, Bethshean was the gate of it; on which the gloss says, that its fruits were the sweetest in the land of Israel:

and Ibleam and her towns;
it seems to be the same with Bileam, by a transposition of the two first letters, ( 1 Chronicles 6:70 ) ; and was a place not far from Megiddo, after mentioned, as appears from ( 2 Kings 9:27 ) ;

and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns;
this had been a royal city, (See Gill on Joshua 11:2) and (See Gill on Joshua 12:23);

and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns;
this place became famous for a witch there in the times of Saul, ( 1 Samuel 28:7 ) ; in the times of Jerom F16 it was a large village near Mount Tabor, four miles to the south, which he calls Aeudor, of or in Jezreel; and elsewhere F17 he speaks of Endor, as near the town of Nain, where our Lord raised the widow's son the dead, and is about: Scythopolis:

and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns;
this had been a royal city, (See Gill on Joshua 12:22);

and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns:
this was another royal city mentioned with the former; (See Gill on Joshua 12:21); there

[even] three countries;
the three last cities, with their towns, that are mentioned, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo; all which perhaps belonged to Dor, and may be the Naphothdor spoken of ( Joshua 11:2 ) ( 12:23 ) ; where the same word is used as here; so Jarchi interprets it.


FOOTNOTES:

F13 Antiqu l. 12. c. 8. sect. 5.
F14 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 18.
F15 T. Bab. Eruvin, fol. 19. 1.
F16 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. L.
F17 lbid. fol. 91. E.

Joshua 17:11 In-Context

9 Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine. There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
10 On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea and bordered Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan, Ibleam and the people of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo, together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth ).
12 Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.
13 However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.

Cross References 8

  • 1. ver 10
  • 2. ver 16; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10; 2 Samuel 21:12; 1 Kings 4:12; 1 Chronicles 7:29
  • 3. 2 Kings 9:27
  • 4. S Joshua 11:2
  • 5. 1 Samuel 28:7; Psalms 83:10
  • 6. S Joshua 12:21
  • 7. 1 Kings 9:15
  • 8. Ezekiel 48:4

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