Chapter 17

1. THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Ma-nas-seh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Ma-chir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gil-e-ad: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Ba-shan.
2. There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Ma-nas-seh by their families; for the children of A-bi-e-zer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of As-ri-el, and for the children of She-chem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of She-mi-da: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3. But Ze-loph-e-had, the son of Hepher, the son of Gil-e-ad, the son of Ma-chir, the son of Ma-nas-seh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcha, and Tirzah.
4. And they came near before El-e-a-zar 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.
5. And there fell ten portions to Ma-nas-seh, beside the land of Gil-e-ad and Ba-shan, which were on the other side Jordan;
6. Because the daughters of Ma-nas-seh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gil-e-ad.
7. And the coast of Ma-nas-seh was from Asher to Mich-me-thah, that lieth before She-chem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tap-pu-ah.
8. Now Ma-nas-seh had the land of Tap-pu-ah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of E-phra-im;
9. And the coast descended unto the river Ka-nah, southward of the river: these cities of E-phra-im are among the cities of Ma-nas-seh: 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 E-phra-im's and northward it was Ma-nas-seh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Is-sa-char on the east.
11. And Ma-nas-seh had in Is-sa-char and in Asher Beth-she-an and her towns, and Ib-le-am and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Ta-a-nach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Me-gid-do and her towns, even three countries.
12. Yet the children of Ma-nas-seh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Ca-na-an-ites would dwell in that land.
13. Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Ca-na-an-ites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
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 Pe-riz-zites and of the giants, if mount E-phra-im be too narrow for thee.
17. And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Ca-na-an-ites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are are of Beth-she-an and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
17. And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to E-phra-im and to Ma-nas-seh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
18. But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the out goings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Ca-na-an-ites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

Mar. 24 Daily reading schedule.. go to chapter 18