Joshua 17:4-17

Joshua 17:4-17

[4] And they came near  before  Eleazar  the priest,  and before  Joshua  the son  of Nun,  and before  the princes,  saying,  commanded  Moses  to give  us an inheritance  among  our brethren.  Therefore according to the commandment  he gave  them an inheritance  among  the brethren  of their father.  [5] And there fell  ten  portions  to Manasseh,  beside the land  of Gilead  and Bashan,  which were on the other side  Jordan;  [6] Because the daughters  of Manasseh  had  an inheritance  among  his sons:  and the rest  of Manasseh's  sons  had the land  of Gilead.  [7] 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.  [8] Now Manasseh  had the land  of Tappuah:  on the border  of Manasseh  belonged to the children  of Ephraim;  [9] 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:  [10] 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.  [11] 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.  [12] Yet the children  of Manasseh  could  not drive out  the inhabitants of those cities;  but the Canaanites  would  dwell  in that land.  [13] Yet it came to pass, when the children  of Israel  were waxen strong,  that they put  the Canaanites  to tribute;  but did not utterly  [14] 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?  [15] 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. [16] 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.  [17] 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: