and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
Joshua 16:9 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Ephraim also had some towns and villages that were inside Manasseh's tribal land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition With the towns set apart for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. American Standard Version (1901) together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. Common English Bible It included cities set apart for the people of Ephraim within the legacy of the people of Manasseh, all the cities and their surrounding areas. Catholic Public Domain Version And there were cities, with their villages, which were set aside for the sons of Ephraim, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Manasseh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there were cities with their villages separated for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the possession of the children of Manasses. |
and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
The descendants of Ephraim took over the territory as far south as Bethel, as far east as Naaran, and as far west as Gezer. Their territory included all the villages around these towns, as well as Shechem, Ayyah, and the nearby villages.
Ephraim could not force the Canaanites out of Gezer, so there are still some Canaanites who live there among the Israelites. But now these Canaanites have to work as slaves for the Israelites.
Then the border went west to the Kanah Gorge and ran along the northern edge of the gorge to the Mediterranean Sea. The land south of the gorge belonged to Ephraim. And even though there were a few towns that belonged to Ephraim north of the gorge, the land north of the gorge belonged to Manasseh. The western border of Manasseh was the Mediterranean Sea, and the tribe shared a border with the Asher tribe on the northwest and with the Issachar tribe on the northeast.