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Joshua 12

1The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:

2King Sihon of the Amorites lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River, along the middle of the valley, and half of Gilead up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites ),

3the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

4King Og of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all Bashan up to the Geshurite and Maacathite border, and half of Gilead to the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.

6Moses the LORD’s servant and the Israelites struck them down. And Moses the LORD’s servant gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

7Joshua and the Israelites struck down the following kings of the land beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which ascends toward Seir (Joshua gave their land as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments:

8the hill country, the Judean foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev — the lands of the Hethites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):

9the king of Jericho — one the king of Ai, which is next to Bethel — one

10the king of Jerusalem — one the king of Hebron — one

11the king of Jarmuth — one the king of Lachish — one

12the king of Eglon — one the king of Gezer — one

13the king of Debir — one the king of Geder — one

14the king of Hormah — one the king of Arad — one

15the king of Libnah — one the king of Adullam — one

16the king of Makkedah — one the king of Bethel — one

17the king of Tappuah — one the king of Hepher — one

18the king of Aphek — one the king of Lasharon — one

19the king of Madon — one the king of Hazor — one

20the king of Shimron-meron — one the king of Achshaph — one

21the king of Taanach — one the king of Megiddo — one

22the king of Kedesh — one the king of Jokneam in Carmel — one

23the king of Dor in Naphath-dor — one the king of Goiim in Gilgal — one

24the king of Tirzah — one the total number of all kings: — thirty-one.