Joshua 17:1

1Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was athe firstborn of Joseph. To bMachir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, cwere allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.

Joshua 17:5-6

5Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides dthe land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, 6because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 12:19

19Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David ewhen he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, f“At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”)

1 Chronicles 12:37

37Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war.

Copyright information for ESV