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The Kings Conquered by Moses

These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites[a] defeated beyond to the Jordan to the west, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon,[b] and up to Mount Halak, which rises to Seir. And Joshua gave it as a possession to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments, in the hill country, the Shephelah,[c] the Arabah,[d] on the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev;[e] the Hittites,[f] the Amorites,[g] the Canaanites,[h] the Perizzites,[i] the Hivites,[j] and the Jebusites:[k]

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 12:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Joshua 12:7 Or “white mountain”
  3. Joshua 12:8 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  4. Joshua 12:8 A dry region that runs south of the Sea of Galilee along the Jordan Valley
  5. Joshua 12:8 An arid region south of the Judaean hills
  6. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Hittite”
  7. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Amorite”
  8. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  9. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Perizzite”
  10. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Hivite”
  11. Joshua 12:8 Hebrew “Jebusite”

Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon(A) to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev.(B) These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:(C)

the king of Jericho(D)one
the king of Ai(E) (near Bethel(F))one
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