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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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The Israelites took control of the land east of the Jordan River from the Arnon Ravine to Mount Hermon and all the land along the eastern side of the Jordan Valley. These lands belonged to the kings whom the Israelites defeated.
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 lived in the city of Heshbon and ruled the land from Aroer at the Arnon Ravine to the Jabbok River. His land started in the middle of the ravine, which was their border with the Ammonites. Sihon ruled over half the land 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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and over the eastern side of the Jordan Valley from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea. And he ruled from Beth Jeshimoth south to 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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Og king of Bashan was one of the last of the Rephaites. He ruled the land 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, 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 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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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 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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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 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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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 he king of Jericho one The king of Ai (near Bethel) one
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Jericho, Ai (near Bethel),
10 he king of Jerusalem one The king of Hebron one
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Jerusalem, Hebron,
11 he king of Jarmuth one The king of Lachish one
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Jarmuth, Lachish,
12 he king of Eglon one The king of Gezer one
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Eglon, Gezer,
13 he king of Debir one The king of Geder one
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Debir, Geder,
14 he king of Hormah one The king of Arad one
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Hormah, Arad,
15 he king of Libnah one The king of Adullam one
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Libnah, Adullam,
16 he king of Makkedah one The king of Bethel one
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Makkedah, Bethel,
17 he king of Tappuah one The king of Hepher one
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Tappuah, Hepher,
18 he king of Aphek one The king of Lasharon one
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Aphek, Lasharon,
19 he king of Madon one The king of Hazor one
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Madon, Hazor,
20 he king of Shimron Meron one The king of Acshaph one
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Shimron Meron, Acshaph,
21 he king of Taanach one The king of Megiddo one
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Taanach, Megiddo,
22 he king of Kedesh one The king of Jokneam in Carmel one
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Kedesh, Jokneam in Carmel,
23 he king of Dor (Naphoth Dor) one The king of Goyim in Gilgal one
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Dor (in Naphoth Dor), Goyim in Gilgal, and
24 he king of Tirzah one A total of thirty-one kings.
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Tirzah. The total number of kings was thirty-one.
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