Joshua 17:14

¹²And the sons of Manasseh were not able to destroy these cities; and the Canaanite began to dwell in that land.

¹³And it came to pass that when the children of Israel were strong, they made the Canaanites subject, but they did not utterly destroy them.

— Joshua 17:14 —

¹⁵And Joshua said to them, If thou be a great people, go up to the forest, and clear the land for thyself, if Mount Ephraim be too little for thee.

¹⁶And they said, The mount of Ephraim does not please us, and the Canaanite dwelling in it in Beth-shean, and in its villages, and in the Valley of Jezreel, has choice cavalry and iron.