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12 Also included was[a] the entire kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was the sole survivor left of the Rephaim.)[b] Although Moses had defeated these people and driven them out, 13 the Israelis did not drive out the descendants of Geshur or the descendants of Maacath—Geshur and Maacath live within the territory of Israel to this day.

Allocations to Levi

14 Moses allotted no inheritance solely to the tribe of Levi. As he had mentioned to them, the offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:12 The Heb. lacks Also included was
  2. Joshua 13:12 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33