Joshua 12:7

7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,

Joshua 12:7 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 12:7

And these [are] the kings of the country
After particularly named, ( Joshua 12:9-24 ) :

which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on
the west;
that is, on the west of Jordan:

from Baalgad, in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount Halak,
that goeth up to Seir;
of which see ( Joshua 11:17 ) ;

which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel [for] a possession,
according to their divisions;
as after related in this book.

Joshua 12:7 In-Context

5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Sal'ecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Gesh'urites and the Ma-ac'athites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the people of Israel defeated them; and Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manas'seh.
7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Ba'al-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Se'ir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,
8 in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites):
9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
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