They placed Saul’s armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.

Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

all their warriors set out and traveled throughout the night. They took Saul’s corpse and the corpses of his sons from the city wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.

The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns. The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.

he went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the leaders of Jabesh Gilead. (They had secretly taken them from the plaza at Beth Shan. It was there that Philistines publicly exposed their corpses after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.)

on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon,

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth.

Hazar Gaddah, Heshbon, Beth Pelet,

Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth Diblathaim,

Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks.

On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel’s son, lived here.

Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,

Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,