¹⁶ The people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron,^(A) both those in Beth Shan^(B) and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel.”^(C)

¹⁷ But Joshua said to the tribes of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment^{(D) 18} but the forested hill country^(E) as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have chariots fitted with iron^(F) and though they are strong, you can drive them out.”