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.

Yet the children {H1121} of Manasseh {H4519} could {H3201} not drive out {H3423} the inhabitants of those cities {H5892}; but the Canaanites {H3669} would {H2974} dwell {H3427} in that land {H776}.

But the descendants of M'nasheh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; the Kena'ani wanted to stay in that land.

But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Exodus 23:29

    I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

  • Exodus 23:33

    They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

  • Judges 1:27

    Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

  • Judges 1:28

    And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

  • Joshua 16:10

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

  • Numbers 33:52

    Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:

  • Numbers 33:56

    Moreover it shall come to pass, [that] I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

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