There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. Ver. 1. _For he was the firstborn of Joseph._] And so had right to a double po... [ Continue Reading ]
There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these [were] the male child... [ Continue Reading ]
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Ver. 3. _But Zelophehad._] These daughters of his are commended by their names, by thei... [ Continue Reading ]
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. V... [ Continue Reading ]
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan; Ver. 5. _And there fell ten portions to Manasseh._] Six to his six sons, Jos 17:2 and the rest to Zelophehad's daughters.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. Ver. 6. _Because the daughters of Manasseh._] Here was no Salic law to exclude them. In many women, besides their sex, there is nothing womanlike, or weak souls have no sexes... [ Continue Reading ]
And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah. Ver. 7. _And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher._] Which was a town, say some, seated at the south-east end of Manasseh's lot.... [ Continue Reading ]
Joshua 17:8 [Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim; Ver. 8. _Belonged to the children of Ephraim._] These two tribes were one within another, yet did not well agree. “ _Fratrum concordia rara est._ ”... [ Continue Reading ]
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim [are] among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also [was] on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea: Ver. 9. See Joshua 17:8; and take heed of unnatural wars and bi... [ Continue Reading ]
Southward [it was] Ephraim's, and northward [it was] Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. Ver. 10. _And the sea is his border._] The Syrian or Midland Sea. _ And they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on... [ Continue Reading ]
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, [even] three countries. Ver.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. Ver. 12. _Could not drive out._] As their fathers could not enter the promised land, so neither could they possess it, "because of unbelief.... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. Ver. 13. _They did not utterly._] This was their covetousness; they kept them and squeezed them, as the Papists do at this day deal by the Jews that live... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? Ver. 14. _And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua._] Presuming, it may be, on his nearness unto t... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua answered them, If thou [be] a great people, [then] get thee up to the wood [country], and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. Ver. 15. _If thou be a great people._] Thus he retorteth their arguments upon the... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, [both they] who [are] of Bethshean and her towns, and [they] who [are] of the valley of Jezreel. Ver. 16. And the Canaanites … have chariots of iron.] W... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou [art] a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot [only]: Ver. 17. _Thou art a great people, and hast great power._] And therefore it were a shame for thee to want room, to despair of vi... [ Continue Reading ]
But the mountain shall be thine; for it [is] a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, [and] though they [be] strong. Ver. 18. _But the mountain shall be thine._] Since God hath promised it, t... [ Continue Reading ]