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1 Chronicles 7:29

in 1 Chronicles 7

And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

KJV

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth–shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 7

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And by the borders of the children of Manasseh,.... Of the half tribe of Manasseh on this side Jordan: near to them the Ephraimites dwelt, even near to Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns; of all which places see Jos 17:11, in these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel; the Ephraimites, in those mentioned in 1Ch 7:28, and the Manassites, in those that are here mentioned; who were both the children or posterity of Joseph, the beloved son of Israel.

This site's exposition

Their holdings and settlements included Bethel

on 1 Chronicles 7:28-29

The land list fixes Ephraim's towns from Bethel to Gezer and Shechem, then Manasseh's at Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor. It closes by saying that the descendants of Joseph lived in these towns. Gill and Keil both match the two half-lists to the fuller borders already drawn in Joshua 17.

This site's exposition

along the borders of Manasseh

Gill points to Joshua 17:11, where these four towns lie within Issachar and Asher yet belong to Manasseh. Judges 1:27 records that Manasseh failed to drive out their Canaanites. Saul's body hung on the wall of Beth-shean (1 Samuel 31:10).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Second - Of the second son or grandson of Machir; for so Zelophehad was. Had daughters - Only daughters, and no sons. These - Ashriel and Zelophehad, named ver. 14, 15, the relative being here referred to the remoter antecedent; as is frequent in the Hebrew.

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The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יְדֵ֣י[the] hands of

    yedeiH3027 →1618 times

  • בְנֵי־[the] descendants of

    venei-H1121 →4930 times

  • מְנַשֶּׁ֗הManasseh

    menashehH4519 →146 times

  • בֵּית־Beth

    beit-H1052 →

  • שְׁאָ֤ןShan

    sheanH1052 →

  • וּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙and daughters its

    uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times

  • תַּעְנַ֣ךְTaanach

    ta'nakhH8590 →

  • וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters its

    uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times

  • מְגִדּ֥וֹMegiddo

    megidoH4023 →

  • וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָand daughters its

    uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times

  • דּ֣וֹרDor

    dorH1756 →

  • וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָand daughters its

    uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times

  • בְּאֵ֙לֶּה֙in these

    beelehH428 →746 times

  • יָשְׁב֔וּthey dwelt

    yashevuH3427 →1079 times

  • בְּנֵ֥י[the] descendants of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • יוֹסֵ֖ףJoseph

    yosefH3130 →213 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Kings 9:15

    This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 17:11

      Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Samuel 5:9

      So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

    • 1 Kings 9:24

      As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.

  • Through

    Revelation 16:16

    And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

    it leads to

    • Judges 5:19

      Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Zechariah 12:11

      On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

    • Joel 3:9–14

      Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

  • Through

    2 Kings 9:27

    When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur,…

    it leads to

    • Judges 1:27

      At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 31:10

    They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.

    it leads to

    • Judges 2:13

      for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.