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1 These are the kings that the People of Israel defeated and whose land they took on the east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, with the whole eastern side of the Arabah Valley.
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These 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:
2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned from Heshbon: His rule extended from Aroer, which sits at the edge of the Arnon Gorge, from the middle of the gorge and over half of Gilead to the Gorge of the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites.
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Sihon 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.
3 His rule included the eastern Arabah Valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Arabah Sea (the Salt Sea), eastward toward Beth Jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.
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He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
4 And Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaim who reigned from Ashtaroth and Edrei:
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And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
5 His rule extended from Mount Hermon and Salecah over the whole of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites (the other half of Gilead) to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
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He 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.
6 Moses the servant of God and the People of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of God gave this land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half of the tribe of Manasseh.
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Moses, 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.
7 And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the People of Israel defeated in the country west of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon south to Mount Halak, which towers over Seir. Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as a possession, according to their divisions:
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Here 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.
8 lands in the mountains, the western foothills, and the Arabah Valley, on the slopes, and in the wilderness and the Negev desert (lands on which Hittites, Amorites and Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had lived). The kings were:
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The 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:
9 he king of Jericho one The king of Ai (near Bethel) one
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the king of Jericho: one; the king of Ai(near Bethel): one;
10 he king of Jerusalem one The king of Hebron one
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the king of Jerusalem: one; the king of Hebron: one;
11 he king of Jarmuth one The king of Lachish one
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the king of Jarmuth: one; the king of Lachish: one;
12 he king of Eglon one The king of Gezer one
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the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
13 he king of Debir one The king of Geder one
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the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
14 he king of Hormah one The king of Arad one
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the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
15 he king of Libnah one The king of Adullam one
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the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
16 he king of Makkedah one The king of Bethel one
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the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
17 he king of Tappuah one The king of Hepher one
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the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
18 he king of Aphek one The king of Lasharon one
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the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
19 he king of Madon one The king of Hazor one
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the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
20 he king of Shimron Meron one The king of Acshaph one
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the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Akshaph, one;
21 he king of Taanach one The king of Megiddo one
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the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
22 he king of Kedesh one The king of Jokneam in Carmel one
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the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 he king of Dor (Naphoth Dor) one The king of Goyim in Gilgal one
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the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor), one; the king of Goyim in Gilgal, one;
24 he king of Tirzah one A total of thirty-one kings.
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the king of Tirzah, one; thirty-one kings in all.
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