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1 Now these are the kings of the land, whom the Israelites defeated, whose land they occupied beyond the Jordan toward the east, from the Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward:
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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.
2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Wadi Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,
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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.
3 and the Arabah to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah;
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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
4 and King Og of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei
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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.
5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.
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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.
6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites 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 Manasseh.
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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.
7 The following are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,
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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.
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, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):
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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:
9 the king of Jericho +pone the king of Ai, which is next to Bethel +pone
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the king of Jericho one the king of Ai (which is near Bethel) one
10 the king of Jerusalem +pone the king of Hebron +pone
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the king of Jerusalem one the king of Hebron one
11 the king of Jarmuth +pone the king of Lachish +pone
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the king of Jarmuth one the king of Lachish one
12 the king of Eglon +pone the king of Gezer +pone
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the king of Eglon one the king of Gezer one
13 the king of Debir +pone the king of Geder +pone
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the king of Debir one the king of Geder one
14 the king of Hormah +pone the king of Arad +pone
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the king of Hormah one the king of Arad one
15 the king of Libnah +pone the king of Adullam +pone
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the king of Libnah one the king of Adullam one
16 the king of Makkedah +pone the king of Bethel +pone
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the king of Makkedah one the king of Bethel one
17 the king of Tappuah +pone the king of Hepher +pone
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the king of Tappuah one the king of Hepher one
18 the king of Aphek +pone the king of Lasharon +pone
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the king of Aphek one the king of Lasharon one
19 the king of Madon +pone the king of Hazor +pone
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the king of Madon one the king of Hazor one
20 the king of Shimron-meron +pone the king of Achshaph +pone
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the king of Shimron-meron one the king of Achshaph one
21 the king of Taanach +pone the king of Megiddo +pone
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the king of Taanach one the king of Megiddo one
22 the king of Kedesh +pone the king of Jokneam in Carmel +pone
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the king of Kedesh one the king of Jokneam in Carmel one
23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor +pone the king of Goiim in Galilee, +pone
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the king of Dor in Naphath-dor one the king of Goiim of Gilgal one
24 the king of Tirzah +pone thirty-one kings in all.
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the king of Tirzah one Total of all kings: thirty-one.
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