¹² Yet the Manassites were not able^(A) to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

¹³ However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.^(A)

²⁷ But Manasseh did not^(A) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor^(B) or Ibleam^(C) or Megiddo^(D) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites^(E) were determined to live in that land.

²⁸ When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.^(A)