Context 13It came about when the sons of Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely. 14Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me only one lot and one portion for an inheritance, since I am a numerous people whom the LORD has thus far blessed? 15Joshua said to them, If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you. 16The sons of Joseph said, The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley land have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth-shean and its towns and those who are in the valley of Jezreel. 17Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, saying, You are a numerous people and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, 18but the hill country shall be yours. For though it is a forest, you shall clear it, and to its farthest borders it shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, even though they have chariots of iron and though they are strong. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. Douay-Rheims Bible But after that the children of Israel were grown strong, they subdued the Chanaanites, and made them their tributaries, and they did not kill them. Darby Bible Translation And it came to pass when the children of Israel were become strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them. English Revised Version And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out. Webster's Bible Translation Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel had become strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly expel them. World English Bible It happened, when the children of Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn't utterly drive them out. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute, and have not utterly dispossessed him. Library Scythopolis. Beth-Shean, the Beginning of Galilee. The bonds of Galilee were, "on the south, Samaris and Scythopolis, unto the flood of Jordan." Scythopolis is the same with Beth-shean, of which is no seldom mention in the Holy Scriptures, Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10. "Bethsaine (saith Josephus), called by the Greeks Scythopolis." It was distant but a little way from Jordan, seated in the entrance to a great valley: for so the same author writes, "Having passed Jordan, they came to a great plain, where lies before you the city Bethsane," … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Original Sin Jews and Gentiles in "The Land" Joshua Links Joshua 17:13 NIV • Joshua 17:13 NLT • Joshua 17:13 ESV • Joshua 17:13 NASB • Joshua 17:13 KJV • Joshua 17:13 Bible Apps • Joshua 17:13 Parallel • Bible Hub |