In the settlement, land was provided for Manasseh on both sides of the Jordan River. Western Manasseh had difficulty settling its territory. Eastern Manasseh was able to Occupy its land only after it had aided the other tribes in conquering their territories (Num. 32:1-33). Their position in the encampment was with the tribe of Benjamin, by the standard of the tribe of Ephraim, on the West side of the tabernacle. According to Targum Pseudojon, the standard of Manasseh was the figure of a boy with the inscription "The cloud rested on them until they went forth out of the camp."
During Saul’s reign Manasseh joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:19-20). Later both Western and eastern Manasseh rallied to make David king at Hebron (1 Chr. 12:31,37).
