Joshua 17:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 17:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 17:12 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 17:12 — KJV
“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)
Joshua 17:12 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 17:12
“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.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 17:12: manasseh, drive, inhabitants
“But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 17:12: children, inhabitants, cities
“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 17:12: drive, inhabitants, those
“So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. as they...: Heb. according to their will”
Shares key themes with Joshua 17:12: children, inhabitants, canaanites
“For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 17:12: children, manasseh, cities
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