Joshua 12

1 The Israelis took control of the land that was east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River gorge [in the south] to Hermon Mountain [in the north], including all the land on the eastern side of the Jordan [River] Valley. That land previously belonged to the two kings whose armies the Israelis defeated.

And these [are] kings of the land whom the sons of Israel have smitten, and possess their land, beyond the Jordan, at the sun-rising, from the brook Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain eastward.

2 One of them was Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group. He lived in Heshbon [city] and ruled over the area from Aroer [town] along the Arnon River Gorge, north to the Jabbok River. His land started in the middle of the gorge, which was the border between his land and the land of the Ammon people-group. Sihon also ruled over [the southern] half of the Gilead region,

Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer which [is] on the border of the brook Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabok the brook, the border of the Bene-Ammon;

3 and over the land on the eastern side of the Jordan [River] Valley, from Galilee Lake [south] to the Dead Sea. He also ruled over the land [east of the Dead Sea] from Beth-Jeshimoth south to the side of Pisgah Mountain.

And the plain unto the sea of Chinneroth eastward, and unto the sea of the plain (the salt sea) eastward, the way to Beth-Jeshimoth, and from the south under the springs of Pisgah.

4 The other king whom the Israeli army defeated was Og, the king of the Bashan [region]. He was the last of the descendants of [the giant] Rapha. He ruled that land, living alternately in Ashtaroth and Edrei [cities].

And the border of Og king of Bashan (of the remnant of the Rephaim), who is dwelling in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,

5 He ruled over the area from Hermon Mountain and Salecah [in the north], and over all the Bashan area in the east, and to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah to the west. Og ruled [the northern] half of the Gilead region, as far as the border of the land ruled by King Sihon.

and ruling in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurite, and the Maachathite, and the half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6 Moses, the man who served Yahweh [well], and all the Israeli army defeated the armies of those kings. Then Moses gave that land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

Moses, servant of Jehovah, and the sons of Israel have smitten them, and Moses, servant of Jehovah, giveth it — a possession to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh.

7 Joshua and the Israeli army also defeated kings who ruled over the land on the west side of the Jordan [River]. He gave that land to the Israeli people, dividing it among the other tribes. That land was between Baal-Gad [city] in the Lebanon Valley [in the far north all the way south] to Halak Mountain, which is near the land of the Edom people-group.

And these [are] kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel have smitten beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-Gad, in the valley of Lebanon, and unto the mount of Halak, which is going up to Seir; and Joshua giveth it to the tribes of Israel — a possession according to their divisions;

8 That land included the mountains, the western hilly area, the Jordan [River] Valley, the [western] slopes of the mountains, the desert [in Judea], and the Negev [desert in the south]. That whole area was the land where the Heth, Amor, Canaan, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus people-groups lived. The Israeli army defeated the armies of the kings of each of these cities:

in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the plain, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

9 Jericho, Ai (which was near Bethel),

The king of Jericho, one; The king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;

10 Jerusalem, Hebron,

The king of Jerusalem, one; The king of Hebron, one;

11 Jarmuth, Lachish,

The king of Jarmuth, one; The king of Lachish, one;

12 Eglon, Gezer,

The king of Eglon, one; The king of Gezer, one;

13 Debir, Geder,

The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;

14 Hormah, Arad,

The king of Hormah, one; The king of Arad, one;

15 Libnah, Adullam,

The king of Libnah, one; The king of Adullam, one;

16 Makkedah, Bethel,

The king of Mekkedah, one; The king of Beth-El, one;

17 Tappuah, Hepher,

The king of Tappuah, one; The king of Hepher, one;

18 Aphek, Lasharon,

The king of Aphek, one; The king of Lasharon, one;

19 Madon, Hazor,

The king of Madon, one; The king of Hazor, one;

20 Shimron Meron, Acshaph,

The king of Shimron-Meron, one; The king of Achshaph, one;

21 Taanach, Megiddo,

The king of Taanach, one; The king of Megiddo, one;

22 Kedesh, Jokneam in the Carmel area,

The king of Kedesh, one; The king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

23 Dor in the Naphoth-Dor area, Goyim in the Gilgal area,

The king of Dor, at the elevation of Dor, one; The king of the Goyim of Gilgal, one;

24 and Tirzah. There was a total of 31 kings [that the Israeli army defeated].

The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings [are] thirty and one.