Joshua 12:7

7 Joshua and the Israelites also defeated kings in the land west of the Jordan River. He gave the people the land and divided it among the twelve tribes to be their own. It was between Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon and Mount Halak near Edom.

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 He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, and all the area of Bashan up to where the people of Geshur and Maacah lived. Og also ruled half the land of Gilead up to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6 The Lord's servant Moses and the Israelites defeated all these kings, and Moses gave that land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to East Manasseh as their own.

7 Joshua and the Israelites also defeated kings in the land west of the Jordan River. He gave the people the land and divided it among the twelve tribes to be their own. It was between Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon and Mount Halak near Edom.

8 This included the mountains, the western hills, the Jordan Valley, the slopes, the desert, and southern Canaan. This was the land where the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had lived. The Israelites defeated the king of each of the following cities:

9 Jericho, Ai (near Bethel),