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26 The man then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 (A)Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean with its towns or of Taanach with its towns. Nor did they dispossess the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, those of Ibleam and its towns, or those of Megiddo and its towns. The Canaanites continued to live in this district. 28 When Israel grew stronger, they conscripted the Canaanites as laborers, but did not actually drive them out.

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26 He then went to the land of the Hittites,(A) where he built a city and called it Luz,(B) which is its name to this day.

27 But Manasseh did not(C) drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor(D) or Ibleam(E) or Megiddo(F) and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites(G) 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.(H)

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