Joshua 12
Israel Wins the Battle Over the Kings in the Land
1The Israelites took over the territory east of the Jordan River. The land they captured reached from the Arnon River valley to Mount Hermon. It included the whole east side of the Arabah Valley. Israel won the battle over the kings of that whole territory. Here are the lands Israel captured from the kings they won the battle over.
2They took over the land of Sihon. He was the king of the Amorites. He ruled in Heshbon.
The land he ruled over begins at Aroer. Aroer is on the rim of the Arnon River valley. Sihon ruled from the middle of the valley to the Jabbok River. The Jabbok is the border of Ammon. Sihon’s territory included half of Gilead.
3He also ruled over the east side of the Arabah Valley. That land begins at the Sea of Galilee. It goes to the Dead Sea and over to Beth Jeshimoth. Then it goes south, below the slopes of Pisgah.
4Israel also took over the territory of Og. He was the king of Bashan. He was one of the last of the Rephaites. He ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah and the whole land of Bashan. Og’s kingdom reached all the way to the border of Geshur and Maakah. He ruled over half of Gilead. His land reached the border of Sihon, the king of Heshbon.
6Moses was the servant of the Lord. Moses and the Israelites won the battle over those two kings. He gave their land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. He gave it to them as their share.
7Joshua and the Israelites won the battle over the kings who ruled west of the Jordan River. The lands of those kings reached from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands to the tribes of Israel as their very own. He divided them up and gave each tribe its share. 8Those lands included the central hill country, the western hills and the Arabah Valley. They also included the mountain slopes, the Desert of Judah and the Negev Desert. Those lands belonged to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
Here are the kings Israel won the battle over.
| 9the king of Jericho | one |
| 9the king of Ai, which is near Bethel | one |
| 10the king of Jerusalem | one |
| 10the king of Hebron | one |
| 11the king of Jarmuth | one |
| 11the king of Lachish | one |
| 12the king of Eglon | one |
| 12the king of Gezer | one |
| 13the king of Debir | one |
| 13the king of Geder | one |
| 14the king of Hormah | one |
| 14the king of Arad | one |
| 15the king of Libnah | one |
| 15the king of Adullam | one |
| 16the king of Makkedah | one |
| 16the king of Bethel | one |
| 17the king of Tappuah | one |
| 17the king of Hepher | one |
| 18the king of Aphek | one |
| 18the king of Lasharon | one |
| 19the king of Madon | one |
| 19the king of Hazor | one |
| 20the king of Shimron Meron | one |
| 20the king of Akshaph | one |
| 21the king of Taanach | one |
| 21the king of Megiddo | one |
| 22the king of Kedesh | one |
| 22the king of Jokneam in Carmel | one |
| 23the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor | one |
| 23the king of Goyim in Gilgal | one |
24The total number of kings was 31.
