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11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan,[a] Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor),[b] Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:11a Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan; also in 17:16.
  2. 17:11b The meaning of the Hebrew here is uncertain.

11 Within Issachar(A) and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan,(B) Ibleam(C) and the people of Dor,(D) Endor,(E) Taanach(F) and Megiddo,(G) together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth[a]).(H)

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  1. Joshua 17:11 That is, Naphoth Dor

29 Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan,[a] Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel[b] lived in these towns.

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  1. 7:29a Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan.
  2. 7:29b Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.

29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan,(A) Taanach, Megiddo and Dor,(B) together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

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27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah[a] in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

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  1. 9:27 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew lacks So they shot Ahaziah.

27 When Ahaziah king of Judah saw what had happened, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan.[a] Jehu chased him, shouting, “Kill him too!” They wounded him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam,(A) but he escaped to Megiddo(B) and died there.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:27 Or fled by way of the garden house

19 “The kings of Canaan came and fought,
    at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs,
    but they carried off no silver treasures.

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19 “Kings came(A), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(B)
    they took no plunder of silver.(C)

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27 The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan,[a] Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.

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  1. 1:27 Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan.

27 But Manasseh did not(A) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(B) or Ibleam(C) or Megiddo(D) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(E) were determined to live in that land.

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23 The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dor[a]
The king of Goyim in Gilgal[b]

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  1. 12:23a Hebrew Naphath-dor, a variant spelling of Naphoth-dor.
  2. 12:23b Greek version reads Goyim in Galilee.

23 the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor(A))one
the king of Goyim in Gilgalone
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10 They were destroyed at Endor,
    and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.

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10 who perished at Endor(A)
    and became like dung(B) on the ground.

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Solomon’s Many Achievements

15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces,[a] the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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  1. 9:15 Hebrew the millo; also in 9:24. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(C) Megiddo and Gezer.(D)

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  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

11 Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor.[a] (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)
12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan[b] near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam.

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  1. 4:11 Hebrew Naphath-dor, a variant spelling of Naphoth-dor.
  2. 4:12 Hebrew Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan; also in 4:12b.

11 Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor(A) (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);

12 Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan(B) next to Zarethan(C) below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah(D) across to Jokmeam;(E)

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10 They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.

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10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths(A) and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.(B)

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Saul then said to his advisers, “Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.”

His advisers replied, “There is a medium at Endor.”

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Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium,(A) so I may go and inquire of her.”

“There is one in Endor,(B)” they said.

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all the kings of the northern hill country; the kings in the Jordan Valley south of Galilee[a]; the kings in the Galilean foothills[b]; the kings of Naphoth-dor on the west;

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  1. 11:2a Hebrew in the Arabah south of Kinnereth.
  2. 11:2b Hebrew the Shephelah; also in 11:16.

and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah(A) south of Kinnereth,(B) in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor(C) on the west;

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11 The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the great mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo.

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11 On that day the weeping(A) in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.(B)

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