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Joshua 17:12 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joshua 17:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 17 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.”
Joshua 17:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 17:12
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land—The Hebrew lo yakol (לֹא יָכֹל, "could not") is ambiguous: did Manasseh lack ability, or lack will? Judges 1:27 uses identical language but verse 28 clarifies they later had power but chose tribute instead of expulsion. The phrase vayoel haKena'ani lashevet (וַיּוֹאֶל הַכְּנַעֲנִי לָשֶׁבֶת, "but the Canaanites were determined to dwell") emphasizes Canaanite persistence and Manassite failure.This verse marks the beginning of compromise that would plague Israel for centur...
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Cross-References for Joshua 17:12
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“nor [of] Taanach and its towns”
“lest the land become desolate”
“that you should obey it in its lusts.”
“and are become servants to do forced labor.”
“and destroy all their figured [stones]”
“the inhabitants of Jerusalem”