The manwentinto the landof the Hittitesand builta cityand namedit Luzwhichis its nameto thisday.
For the Lordhad caused the armyof the Arameansto heara soundof chariotsand a soundof horses,[even] the soundof a greatarmy,so that they saidto oneanother,"Behold,the kingof Israelhas hiredagainstus the kingsof the Hittitesand the kingsof the Egyptians,to comeupon us."
They importedchariotsfrom Egyptfor 600[shekels] of silverapiece and horsesfor 150apiece, and by the samemeansthey exportedthem to allthe kingsof the Hittitesand the kingsof Aram.
So he showedthem the entranceto the city,and they struckthe citywith the edgeof the sword,but they letthe manand allhis familygofree.
But Manassehdid not takepossessionof Beth-sheanand its villages,or Taanachand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Dorand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Ibleamand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Megiddoand its villages;so the Canaanitespersistedin livingin that land.
