1 Chronicles 7:29
in 1 Chronicles 7And 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.
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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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd 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 possessions and habitations were
on 1 Chronicles 7:28-29
The land list fixes Ephraim's towns from Bethel to Gezer and Shechem, then Manasseh's along Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, closing with the note that the children of Joseph the son of Israel held them all. Gill and Keil both read the two half-lists as answering to the fuller borders already drawn in Joshua 17, the settlement record standing behind the shorter roll call here.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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 wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְדֵ֣י | yedei | [the] hands of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | Beth | H1052 → | |
| שְׁאָ֤ן | shean | Shan | H1052 → | |
| וּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| תַּעְנַ֣ךְ | ta'nakh | Taanach | H8590 → | |
| וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| מְגִדּ֥וֹ | megido | Megiddo | H4023 → | |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| דּ֣וֹר | dor | Dor | H1756 → | |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| בְּאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | beeleh | in these | H428 → | 746 times |
| יָשְׁב֔וּ | yashevu | they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹסֵ֖ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
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 stopsEach 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 9:15This 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.
- Joshua 17:11
Through
Revelation 16:16And 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!
- Judges 5:19
Through
2 Kings 9:27When 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.
- Judges 1:27
Through
1 Samuel 31:10They 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.
- Judges 2:13
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
This page draws on 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.
