Joshua 17:16

17:16 The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country ¹  is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.” ² 

Joshua 19:24

Asher’s Tribal Lands

19:24 The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher ³  by its clans.

Joshua 19:40-41

Dan’s Tribal Lands

19:40 The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan ⁴  by its clans. 19:41 Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

[17:16]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

[17:16]  ² tn Heb “and there are iron chariots among all the Canaanites who live in the land of the valley, to those who are in Beth Shean and its daughters and to those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.” Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255 and R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

[19:24]  ³ tn Heb “and the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Asher.”

[19:40]  ⁵ tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”