Yosua 17:16

17:16 The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country ¹  is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.” ² 

Hakim-hakim 1:27

1:27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo ³  or their surrounding towns. ⁴  The Canaanites managed ⁵  to remain in those areas. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ⁷  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ⁸ 

1 Samuel 31:10

31:10 They placed Saul’s armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths ⁹  and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.

1 Samuel 31:2

31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels ¹⁰  of Saul and his sons. They ¹¹  struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

1 Samuel 21:12

21:12 David thought about what they said ¹²  and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

1 Samuel 21:1

21:1 (21:2) David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met ¹³  David, and said to him, “Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?”

1 Raja-raja 4:12

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ¹⁴  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

1 Raja-raja 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Tawarikh 7:29

7:29 On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean ¹⁵  and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo ¹⁶  and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel’s son, lived here.

[17:16]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

[17:16]  ² tn Heb “and there are iron chariots among all the Canaanites who live in the land of the valley, to those who are in Beth Shean and its daughters and to those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.” Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255 and R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

[1:27]  ³ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[1:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”

[1:27]  ⁵ tn Or “were determined.”

[1:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “in this land.”

[1:1]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

[1:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

[31:10]  ⁹ sn The Semitic goddess Astarte was associated with love and war in the ancient Near East. See the note on the same term in 7:3.

[31:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “stuck close after.”

[31:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the Philistines.”

[21:12]  ¹² tn Heb “placed these matters in his heart.”

[21:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “trembled to meet.”

[4:12]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[7:29]  ¹⁵ tn “Beth Shean” is a variant spelling of “Beth Shan.”

[7:29]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.