12. But Manasseh was not able to take possession of these cities since the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
13. When the Israelites became strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, since they didn’t force all of them out.
14. Joseph’s descendants asked Joshua, “Why did you give us only one region for an inheritance? We have a lot of people because the Lord has blessed us.”