여호수아 17:11-13 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 17:7-13

We have here a short account of the lot of this half tribe. It reached from Jordan on the east to the great sea on the west; on the south it lay all along contiguous to Ephraim, but on the north it abutted upon Asher and Issachar. Asher lay north-west, and Issachar north-east, which seems to be the meaning of that (Josh. 17:10), that they (that is, Manasseh and Ephraim, as related to it, both together making the tribe of Joseph) met in Asher on the north and Issachar on the east, for Ephraim... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:11

And Manasseh had in Issachar, and in Asher, Bethshean, and her towns ,.... As Ephraim had cities in Manasseh, so had Manasseh cities in these two tribes, which in some parts bordered on it, before described, even the cities following, and the first that is named is Bethshean: this lay in the tribe of Issachar, and was the uttermost border of Manasseh that way; it was, as Josephus F13 Antiqu l. 12. c. 8. sect. 5. says, called Scythopolis; but not from the Scythians, as Pliny F14 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:12

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of these cities ,.... Mentioned in Joshua 17:11 ; they had not strength at first to do it, or either were negligent and slothful, and suffered them to dwell among them, and did not take the advantage they might have done; and afterwards it was too late, they became too strong and numerous for them, at least for a time: but the Canaanites would dwell in the land ; whether they would or not. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:13

Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong ,.... Increased in numbers, and became superior to the Canaanites, not only those of the tribe of Manasseh, but of the other tribes also: that they put the Canaanites to tribute ; they did not take away their lives, as they were commanded to do, but made them tributaries to them, which seems to arise from a covetous disposition, and done for the sake of gain: but did not utterly drive them out ; which they were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:11

Beth-shean - Called afterwards Scythopolis; the city of the Scythians or Cuthites, those who were sent into the different Samaritan cities by the kings of Assyria. Dor - On the Mediterranean Sea, about eight miles from Caesarea, on the road to Tyre. En-dor - The well or fountain of Dor, the place where Saul went to consult the witch; 1 Samuel 28:7 , etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:12

Could not drive out , etc. - They had neither grace nor courage to go against their enemies, and chose rather to share their territories with those whom the justice of God had proscribed, than exert themselves to expel them. But some commentators give a different turn to this expression, and translate the passage thus: But the children of Manasseh could not (resolve) to destroy those cities, but the Canaanites consented to dwell in the land. And as they were willing to pay tribute,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:11

Verse 11 11.And Manasseh had in Issachar, etc How they were so mingled as to possess some cities in the lot of Asher and Issachar, while the tribe of Ephraim dwelt between their limits, it is not easy to divine, unless, perhaps, it was perceived that a more commodious habitation would not be liable to many complaints, (156) or, perhaps, after the whole country had become more certainly known, some change was made on principles of equity in the former partition. This, therefore, seems to have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:11

And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher (see Joshua 16:9 ). Beth-shean. Afterwards called Scythopolis, now Beisan. It was a "noble city" in the days of Eusebius and Jerome. Many travellers have remarked on its splendid situation, "in this vast area of plain and mountains, in the midst of abundant waters and exuberant fertility" (Robinson, 'Later Bibl. Res.' sec. 7). "Just beyond, and separated by a narrow ridge, is another stream, also perennial, and on the peninsular formed by these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:12

Would dwell. The LXX . and Vulgate translate, "began to dwell," an obvious mistake here, though the word sometimes has this signification. They willed to dwell there, in spite of their defeats, and their purpose was not frustrated. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:11

Perhaps Beth-shean (in Issachar) and the other five towns (in Asher) were given to the Manassites in compensation for towns in the Manassite territory allotted to the Ephraimites. (See Joshua 17:9. Compare Joshua 21:9.) To the wall of Beth-shean, or Bethshah (“Beisan,” about 5 miles west of the Jordan), the bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened by the Philistines after the battle on Mount Gilboa. After the exile it received the Greek name of Scythopolis, perhaps because it was principally... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 17:7-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 17:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 17:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:11

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