2 Samuel 2:9 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition9 and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 and made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 And he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible9 There he made him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version9 And he appointed him as king over Gilead, and over Geshuri, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all of Israel. Féach an chaibidil |
Manasseh was Joseph's oldest son, and Machir was Manasseh's oldest son. Machir had a son named Gilead, and some of his descendants had already received the regions of Gilead and Bashan because they were good warriors. The other clans of the Manasseh tribe descended from Gilead's sons Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. The following is a description of the land they received. Hepher's son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he did have five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. One day the clans that were descendants of Zelophehad's five daughters went to the priest Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of Israel. The people of these clans said, “The Lord told Moses to give us land just as he gave land to our relatives.” Joshua followed the Lord's instructions and gave land to these five clans, as he had given land to the five clans that had descended from Hepher's brothers. So Manasseh's land west of the Jordan River was divided into ten parts.