The sons of half-Manasseh "in the land" east of Jordan. The translation should be: And the children ... dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baa…

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers
Some of the principal men of this half tribe:

This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…