Joshua 12

List of Defeated Kings

1These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took over east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern side of the Arabah:

2Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.

He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead. 3He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galileeto the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

4And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.

7Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. 8The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev. These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:

9the king of Jerichoonethe king of Ai (near Bethel)one10the king of Jerusalemonethe king of Hebronone11the king of Jarmuthonethe king of Lachishone12the king of Eglononethe king of Gezerone13the king of Debironethe king of Gederone14the king of Hormahonethe king of Aradone15the king of Libnahonethe king of Adullamone16the king of Makkedahonethe king of Bethelone17the king of Tappuahonethe king of Hepherone18the king of Aphekonethe king of Lasharonone19the king of Madononethe king of Hazorone20the king of Shimron Merononethe king of Akshaphone21the king of Taanachonethe king of Megiddoone22the king of Kedeshonethe king of Jokneam in Carmelone23the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor)onethe king of Goyim in Gilgalone24the king of Tirzahonethirty-one kings in all.