Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The members of the family line of Joseph lived in these towns. Joseph was the son of Israel.

还有靠近玛拿西人的境界，伯善与其村庄；他纳与其村庄；米吉多与其村庄；多珥与其村庄。以色列儿子约瑟的子孙住在这些地方。

还有靠近玛拿西人的边界，伯‧善和所属的乡镇，他纳和所属的乡镇，米吉多和所属的乡镇，多珥和所属的乡镇。以色列儿子约瑟的子孙住在这些地方。

还有靠近玛拿西人的边界，伯‧善和所属的乡镇，他纳和所属的乡镇，米吉多和所属的乡镇，多珥和所属的乡镇。以色列儿子约瑟的子孙住在这些地方。

玛拿西人的地业包括伯·善、他纳、米吉多、多珥以及它们四围的村庄。这些是以色列之子约瑟的后代居住的地方。

靠近玛拿西支派边界的还有：伯．善和属于伯．善的村庄；他纳和属于他纳的村庄；米吉多和属于米吉多的村庄；多珥和属于多珥的村庄。以色列的儿子约瑟的子孙就住在这些地方。

還有靠近瑪拿西人的境界，伯‧善與其村莊；他納與其村莊；米吉多與其村莊；多珥與其村莊。以色列兒子約瑟的子孫住在這些地方。

還有靠近瑪拿西人的邊界，伯‧善和所屬的鄉鎮，他納和所屬的鄉鎮，米吉多和所屬的鄉鎮，多珥和所屬的鄉鎮。以色列兒子約瑟的子孫住在這些地方。

還有靠近瑪拿西人的邊界，伯‧善和所屬的鄉鎮，他納和所屬的鄉鎮，米吉多和所屬的鄉鎮，多珥和所屬的鄉鎮。以色列兒子約瑟的子孫住在這些地方。

瑪拿西人的地業包括伯·善、他納、米吉多、多珥以及它們四圍的村莊。這些是以色列之子約瑟的後代居住的地方。

靠近瑪拿西支派邊界的還有：伯．善和屬於伯．善的村莊；他納和屬於他納的村莊；米吉多和屬於米吉多的村莊；多珥和屬於多珥的村莊。以色列的兒子約瑟的子孫就住在這些地方。

還有貼着瑪拿西人邊緣的地帶：伯善和屬伯善的廂鎮，他納和屬他納的廂鎮，米吉多和屬米吉多的廂鎮，多珥和屬多珥的廂鎮。以色列兒子約瑟的子孫是住在以上這些地方的。

又有近瑪拿西境、伯善及其鄉里、他納及其鄉里、米吉多及其鄉里、多珥及其鄉里、以色列子約瑟之裔、居此諸邑、○

又有近瑪拿西境、伯善、及其鄉里、他納、及其鄉里、米吉多、及其鄉里、多珥、及其鄉里、以色列子約瑟之裔、居此諸邑、○

Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

and along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

and by the borders of the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.

and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth- shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel’s son, lived here.

and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.

The tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel. The Lord was with them.They sent men to Bethel to check it out. It used to be called Luz.Those who were sent saw a man coming out of the city. They said to him,“ Show us how to get into the city. If you do, we’ll see that you are treated well.”So he showed them how to get in. The men of Joseph killed the people in the city with their swords. But they spared the man from Bethel. They also spared his whole family.Then he went to the land of the Hittites. He built a city there. He called it Luz. That’s still its name to this day.But the tribe of Manasseh didn’t drive out the people of Beth Shan. They didn’t drive out the people of Taanach, Dor, Ibleam and Megiddo. And they didn’t drive out the people of the settlements that are around those cities either. That’s because the Canaanites had made up their minds to continue living in that land.Later, Israel became stronger. Then they forced the Canaanites to work hard for them. But Israel never drove them out completely.The tribe of Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer. So the Canaanites continued to live there among them.

King Solomon forced people to work hard for him. Here is a record of what they did. They built the Lord’ s temple and Solomon’s palace. They filled in the low places. They rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem. They built up Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.

The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mikmethath. Mikmethath was east of Shechem. The border ran south from Mikmethath. The people living at En Tappuah were inside the border.Manasseh had the land around Tappuah. But the town of Tappuah itself was on the border of Manasseh’s land. It belonged to the people of Ephraim.The border continued south to the Kanah Valley. Some of the towns that belonged to Ephraim were located among the towns of Manasseh. But the border of Manasseh was the north side of the valley. The border came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.The land on the south belonged to Ephraim. The land on the north belonged to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the Mediterranean Sea. The tribe of Asher was the border on the north. The tribe of Issachar was the border on the east.Inside the land 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 those towns and the settlements around them. The third town in the list was also called Naphoth Dor.

But Josiah wouldn’t turn away from Necho. Josiah wore different clothes so people wouldn’t recognize him. He wanted to go to war against Necho. He wouldn’t listen to what God had commanded Necho to say. Instead, Josiah went out to fight him on the plains of Megiddo.

Ahaziah, the king of Judah, saw what had happened. So he tried to get away. He went up the road toward Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him. He shouted,“ Kill him too!” Jehu’s men wounded Ahaziah in his chariot. It happened on the way up to Gur near Ibleam. But Ahaziah escaped to Megiddo. And that’s where he died.

At that time there will be a lot of weeping in Jerusalem. It will be as great as the weeping of the people at Hadad Rimmon. Hadad Rimmon is in the valley of Megiddo. They were weeping over Josiah’s death.

Pharaoh Necho was king of Egypt. He marched up to the Euphrates River. He went there to help the king of Assyria. It happened while Josiah was king. Josiah marched out to meet Necho in battle. When Necho saw him at Megiddo, he killed him.

Baana’s area was Taanach, Megiddo and the whole territory of Beth Shan. Beth Shan was next to Zarethan below Jezreel. Baana’s area reached from Beth Shan all the way to Abel Meholah. It also went across to Jokmeam. Baana was the son of Ahilud.

Then the evil spirits gathered the kings together. In the Hebrew language, the place where the kings met is called Armageddon.

They put Saul’s armor in the temple where they had set up statues of female gods that were named Ashtoreth. They hung his body up on the wall of Beth Shan.

The land given to the two tribes in the family line of Joseph began at the Jordan River. Their border started east of the springs of Jericho. It went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.Bethel is also called Luz. From Bethel the border crossed over to Ataroth. That’s where the Arkites live.Then it went west down to the territory of the Japhletites. It went all the way to the area of Lower Beth Horon. It went on to Gezer. The border came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea.The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim were from the family line of Joseph. So they received that land as their share.Here is the territory given to the tribe of Ephraim, according to its family groups. The border of their share of land started at Ataroth Addar in the east. It went to Upper Beth Horon.It continued toward the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north, it curved toward the east. It went to Taanath Shiloh. It passed by Taanath Shiloh to Janoah on the east.Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah. It touched Jericho and came to an end at the Jordan River.From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Valley. It came to an end at the Mediterranean Sea. That was the land given to the tribe of Ephraim. Each family group received its share.The tribe of Ephraim was also given other towns and villages that were set apart for them. Those towns and villages were in the share of land given to the tribe of Manasseh.The people of Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim to this day. But they are forced to work hard for the people of Ephraim.

“ Kings came and fought. The kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the streams of Megiddo. But they didn’t carry away any silver. They didn’t take anything at all.