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Psalm 60:7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
5So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.
6God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
8Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”
9Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?
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“Mine” repeats as God names Israel’s lands and tribes, grounding the plea for rescue in his claim over the people and their strength.
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Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to …Both passages associate Judah with a scepter, the sign of rule.
Deuteronomy 33:17Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are …Both name Ephraim and Manasseh, with images of strength attached to Ephraim: head defense in the psalm and horns in Deuteronomy.
1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s)—Judah’s scepter in the psalm shares the theme of rule with the prince who comes from Judah in Chronicles.
Joshua 13:31Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the …Both name Gilead and Manasseh; Joshua details the family allotment, while the psalm declares God’s claim over them.
1 Chronicles 12:19Some of Manasseh also joined David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they didn’t help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent …The connection is limited to Manasseh in a setting of war; Chronicles recounts some of its people joining David.
1 Chronicles 12:37On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle: one …Both include Manasseh among Israel’s tribes in a military setting, though Chronicles counts soldiers and the psalm declares God’s ownership.
Joshua 17:1This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a …Gilead and Manasseh appear in both texts, with Joshua explaining the allotment and the psalm asserting God’s ownership.
Psalm 68:27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.Both associate Judah with leadership, through a scepter in Psalm 60 and princes in Psalm 68.
Joshua 22:9The children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the …Both name Gilead and Manasseh, linking possession of the land with God’s command or claim.
1 Chronicles 28:4However the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in …Both connect Judah’s rule with God: Judah is his scepter in the psalm and his chosen princely tribe in Chronicles.
1 Samuel 28:2David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”The shared thread is protection: Ephraim is pictured as head defense, while Achish names David his bodyguard.
Joshua 17:5–6Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;Both name Manasseh and Gilead in connection with land, which Joshua describes as allotted and the psalm identifies as God’s.
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