Joshua 17:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But the people of Manasseh weren't able to force out the people living in those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live in that land.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that the tribe of Manasseh failed to completely remove the Canaanite peoples from their assigned territory as God had commanded.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Joshua, the Israelites were dividing the Promised Land among the twelve tribes after their exodus from Egypt and the leadership of Moses. The tribe of Manasseh, one of Joseph's descendants, was assigned territory in Canaan but failed to fully drive out the Canaanite inhabitants as God had commanded through Joshua. This incomplete conquest reflected broader challenges of obedience among the Israelites during their settlement in the land.

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Judges 1:27

The tribe of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in Beth-shean and its surrounding villages, or from Taanach and its villages, or from Dor and its villages, or from Ibleam and its villages, or from Megiddo and its villages. Instead, the Canaanites were determined to keep living in that land.

Judges 1:32

But the people of Asher lived among the Canaanites who already lived in that land, because they did not force them to leave.

Joshua 17:11

The tribe of Manasseh was given cities within the territories that belonged to Issachar and Asher. These cities included Bethshean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, along with all the smaller towns around them. This covered three regions.

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