Joshua 12

Territory East of the Jordan

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.

Territory West of the Jordan

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 Jerichoone the king of Ai, which is next to Bethelone10the king of Jerusalemone the king of Hebronone11the king of Jarmuthone the king of Lachishone12the king of Eglonone the king of Gezerone13the king of Debirone the king of Gederone14the king of Hormahone the king of Aradone15the king of Libnahone the king of Adullamone16the king of Makkedahone the king of Bethelone17the king of Tappuahone the king of Hepherone18the king of Aphekone the king of Lasharonone19the king of Madonone the king of Hazorone20the king of Shimron-meronone the king of Achshaphone21the king of Taanachone the king of Megiddoone22the king of Kedeshone the king of Jokneam in Carmelone23the king of Dor in Naphath-dorone the king of Goiim in Gilgalone24the king of Tirzahone the total number of all kings:thirty-one.