Joshua 12:1-24
1 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south,a under Ashdothpisgah:
4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
7 And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
17 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon,b one;
19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
20 The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
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Joshua
Brian Rowlands
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A list of all the kings that the *Israelites defeated – Joshua 12:1-24
The kings that Moses defeatedv1 *Israel killed the kings in the list below. *Israel killed them and *Israel took their land. This land was east of the Jordan, between the Arnon valley and Hermon mountain. All of it was on the east side of the Arabah.
v2 Sihon, king of the Amorites, was king of Heshbon. He ruled
• from Aroer to the Jabbok river. Aroer was by the middle of the Arnon valley. This is near the land of the Ammonites. It included half of Gilead,
• v3 the east of the Arabah from the sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea),
• as far as Beth Jeshimoth and to where Pisgah mountain begins.
v4 Og, king of Bashan, was one of the last Rephaites. He ruled
• in Ashtaroth and Edrei,
• v5 Hermon mountain, Salecah and all of Bashan as far as Geshur and Maacah,
• the half of Gilead to the edge of Sihon’s *kingdom of Heshbon.
v6 Moses, the servant of the *Lord, and the *Israelites defeated these kings. Moses gave their land to the *tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the *tribe of Manasseh to live in.
The kings that Joshua defeated
v7 Joshua and the *Israelites killed the kings in the list below. These kings ruled on the west side of the Jordan.
These kings ruled the land from Baal Gad in the Lebanon valley to Halak mountain. Halak mountain is near Seir. (Joshua gave to each *tribe a special part of the land.) v8 This was in the hills and in the western little hills.
Also, these kings had ruled the Arabah, the sides of the mountains, and the desert and the Negev.
*Israel ruled all the land that had belonged to the Hittites, Amorites, *Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
v9 The *Israelites took the land of the kings of
• Jericho, Ai (near Bethel),
• v10 Jerusalem, Hebron,
• v11 Jarmuth, Lachish,
• v12 Eglon, Gezer,
• v13 Debir, Geder,
• v14 Hormah, Arad,
• v15 Libnah, Adullam,
• v16 Makkedah, Bethel.
• v17 Tappuah, Hepher,
• v18 Aphek, Lasharon,
• v19 Madon, Hazor,
• v20 Shimron Meron, Acshaph.
• v21 Taanach, Megiddo,
• v22 Kedesh, Jokneam in Carmel,
• v23 Dor (in Naphoth Dor), Goyim in Gilgal,
• v24 Tirzah.
They took all the land of these 31 kings.
Verses 1-24 This is a list of 33 kings that *Israel defeated.
Verse 2-8 Moses defeated the first two kings, Sihon and Og. The *Old Testament mentions them several times.
Verses 9-16 Joshua defeated these 16 kings in the south of the country.
Verses 17-24 Joshua defeated these 15 kings in the north of the country.
Israelites ~ people from Israel. They are also called Hebrews and Jews.Israel ~ all the people born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children; the people that God chose; or, the land that the Israelites lived in.
Jew ~ a person who was born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children. It is also a name for one of the Israelites.
Israel ~ all the people born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children; the people that God chose; or, the land that the Israelites lived in.
Israelites ~ people from Israel. They are also called Hebrews and Jews.
Jew ~ a person who was born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children. It is also a name for one of the Israelites.
kingdom ~ a country that a king rules.
Lord ~ a name for God in the Bible. The original language of the Old Testament is called Hebrew. In the Hebrew language, there are two words that we translate as ‘Lord’. The Hebrew word ‘ADONAI’ means that God rules. God is our master. The Hebrew word ‘YHWH’ means that God never changes. God is always God.
Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, which the writers wrote before the life of Jesus.
tribe ~ the whole family of one of Jacob’s 12 sons.
Canaanites ~ the people who used to live in Canaan, the promised land.
Canaan ~ another name for the promised land.
promised land ~ the land that God promised to give to Abraham and his family.
'Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, which the writers wrote before the life of Jesus.