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1 The Israelites struck down these kings of the land and took over their land on the east side of the Jordan. This ran from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon and included the whole eastern part of the desert plain.
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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.
2 First there was the Amorites' King Sihon, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer by the rim of Arnon Valley and then from the middle of the valley as far as the Jabbok Valley, the border of the Ammonites. This was half of Gilead.
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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.
3 He ruled the desert plain up to the east side of the Chinneroth Sea. This ran southward in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth at the foot of the Pisgah slopes as far as the east side of the desert plain (that is, the Dead Sea) and
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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.
4 the territory next to it. Then there was Bashan's King Og. He was one of the last of the Rephaim. He lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
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And Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaim who reigned from Ashtaroth and Edrei:
5 He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, and all of Bashan as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead down to the border of Heshbon's King Sihon.
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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.
6 Moses the LORD's servant and the Israelites struck them down. Moses the LORD's servant gave their land as property to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
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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.
7 Joshua and the Israelites struck down these kings of the land and took over their land on the west side of the Jordan. This ran from Baal-gad in the Lebanon Valley as far as Mount Halak, which goes up toward Seir. Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as shares of property.
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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:
8 This was in the highlands, in the lowlands, in the desert plain, in the slopes, in the desert, and in the arid southern plain. The land belonged to Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. They were:
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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:
9 the king of Jericho one the king of Ai (which is near Bethel) one
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he king of Jericho one The king of Ai (near Bethel) one
10 the king of Jerusalem one the king of Hebron one
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he king of Jerusalem one The king of Hebron one
11 the king of Jarmuth one the king of Lachish one
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he king of Jarmuth one The king of Lachish one
12 the king of Eglon one the king of Gezer one
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he king of Eglon one The king of Gezer one
13 the king of Debir one the king of Geder one
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he king of Debir one The king of Geder one
14 the king of Hormah one the king of Arad one
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he king of Hormah one The king of Arad one
15 the king of Libnah one the king of Adullam one
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he king of Libnah one The king of Adullam one
16 the king of Makkedah one the king of Bethel one
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he king of Makkedah one The king of Bethel one
17 the king of Tappuah one the king of Hepher one
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he king of Tappuah one The king of Hepher one
18 the king of Aphek one the king of Lasharon one
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he king of Aphek one The king of Lasharon one
19 the king of Madon one the king of Hazor one
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he king of Madon one The king of Hazor one
20 the king of Shimron-meron one the king of Achshaph one
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he king of Shimron Meron one The king of Acshaph one
21 the king of Taanach one the king of Megiddo one
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he king of Taanach one The king of Megiddo one
22 the king of Kedesh one the king of Jokneam in Carmel one
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he king of Kedesh one The king of Jokneam in Carmel one
23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor one the king of Goiim of Gilgal one
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he king of Dor (Naphoth Dor) one The king of Goyim in Gilgal one
24 the king of Tirzah one Total of all kings: thirty-one.
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he king of Tirzah one A total of thirty-one kings.
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