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Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley. <a href="/esv/joshua/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/bsb/joshua/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/kjv/joshua/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/joshua/12.htm">New King James Version</a> These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed on the other side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern Jordan plain: <a href="/nasb_/joshua/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and they took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: <a href="/nasb/joshua/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: <a href="/nasb77/joshua/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: <a href="/lsb/joshua/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel struck down, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan to the east toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: <a href="/amp/joshua/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the east, from the valley of the [river] Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah [plain] to the east: <a href="/csb/joshua/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/hcsb/joshua/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/asv/joshua/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/cev/joshua/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Before Moses died, he and the people of Israel had defeated two kings east of the Jordan River. These kings had ruled the region from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north, including the eastern side of the Jordan River valley. <a href="/erv/joshua/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/gwt/joshua/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These are the kings of the land east of the Jordan River that the people of Israel defeated. Israel also took possession of their lands from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern plains. <a href="/gnt/joshua/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> The people of Israel had already conquered and occupied the land east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley up the Jordan Valley and as far north as Mount Hermon. They defeated two kings. <a href="/isv/joshua/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is a list of the kings who ruled the land that the Israelis conquered, and whose territories they took on the other side of the Jordan River toward the east, from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon, along with the entire eastern Jordan plain. <a href="/net/joshua/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern Arabah: <a href="/nheb/joshua/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/wbt/joshua/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side of Jordan towards the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon, to mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/joshua/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/web/joshua/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And these [are] kings of the land whom the sons of Israel have struck, and possess their land beyond the Jordan, at the sun-rising, from the Brook of Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the plain eastward: <a href="/ylt/joshua/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And these are kings of the land whom the sons of Israel have smitten, and possess their land, beyond the Jordan, at the sun-rising, from the brook Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain eastward. <a href="/slt/joshua/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And these the kings of the land which the sons of Israel smote; and they will inherit their land, on the other side Jordan from the rising of the sun, from the torrent Arnon, even to the mountain Hermon, and all the desert from the sunrising:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> These are the kings, whom the children of Israel slew and possessed their land beyond the Jordan towards the rising of the sun, from the torrent Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the east country that looketh towards the wilderness. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> These are the kings whom the sons of Israel struck down, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, from the torrent Arnon as far as mount Hermon, with the entire eastern region that looks out toward the wilderness: <a href="/nabre/joshua/12.htm">New American Bible</a> These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites conquered and whose lands they occupied, east of the Jordan, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern section of the Arabah: <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> NOW these are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel smote, and whose lands they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon as far as mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: <a href="/hpbt/joshua/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And these are the Kings of the land whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword, and they possessed their territories at the crossing of Jordan, from the dawning of the sun of the River of Arnon, and unto the Mountain of Hermon and all the broad plain that is to the East<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: <a href="/sep/joshua/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel slew, and inherited their land beyond Jordan from the east, from the valley of Arnon to the mount of Aermon, and all the land of Araba on the east. <a href="/parallel/joshua/12-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3109" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/12.htm">The Kings Defeated East of the Jordan</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">Now these are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">whom the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">lands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: way·yir·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">they took</a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: bə·‘ê·ḇer (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side.">beyond</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·rə·ḥāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">to the east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·šā·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement."></a> <a href="/hebrew/769.htm" title="769: ’ar·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Arnon; from ranan; a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory.">from the Arnon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: min·na·ḥal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/2768.htm" title="2768: ḥer·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Sacred (mountain), a mountain in S. Aram (Syria) and N. Isr. From charam; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine.">Hermon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">including all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">the Arabah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·rā·ḥāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">eastward:</a> 2Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8-10</a> At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon— / which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir— / all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og. <a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-35</a> Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” / But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-37</a> “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” / So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying, ... <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Deuteronomy 3:1-7</a> Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei. / But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” / So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left. ... <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</a> So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-7.htm">Deuteronomy 29:7-8</a> When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them. / We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. <a href="/numbers/32-39.htm">Numbers 32:39-42</a> The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. / So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there. / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Deuteronomy 4:46-49</a> while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt. / They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east— / extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon), ... <a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a> He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a> He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22</a> You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a> By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a> For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 to mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:on the other<a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Joshua 1:15</a> Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.<a href="/joshua/22-4.htm">Joshua 22:4</a> And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.from the<a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Numbers 21:13,24</a> From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites… <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a> Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.<a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Judges 11:18</a> Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.unto the mount<a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Joshua 11:3,17</a> And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh… <a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8,9</a> And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; … <a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Deuteronomy 4:48</a> From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/9-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/11-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/joshua/4-22.htm">River</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/joshua/8-18.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">River</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 12</div>1. <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of</a> 7. <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">The thirty-one kings on the other side of Jordan which Joshua smote</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The mention of "kings" underscores the organized and formidable nature of the opposition faced by the Israelites, emphasizing the miraculous nature of their victories.whom the Israelites struck down The Israelites' victories over these kings were acts of divine intervention, as God had promised to deliver these lands into their hands (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a>). This phrase reflects the fulfillment of God's covenant and the obedience of the Israelites in following His commands to conquer the land.and whose lands they took This indicates the transfer of territory from the defeated kings to the Israelites, signifying the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The taking of the land was not just a military conquest but a divine mandate, as the land was promised to the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).beyond the Jordan to the east This specifies the geographical area of the conquests, referring to the Transjordan region. This area includes the territories of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, which were conquered before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into Canaan proper (<a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-35</a>).from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon The Arnon Valley marked the southern boundary of the territory, while Mount Hermon was the northern limit. This range covers a significant portion of the Transjordan, indicating the vastness of the land conquered. Mount Hermon is also significant in biblical history as a site of ancient worship and later, the Transfiguration of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/17.htm">Matthew 17:1-9</a>).including all the Arabah eastward The Arabah refers to the desert region extending from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. This area was part of the land given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. The mention of the Arabah highlights the completeness of the conquest in the eastern territories, fulfilling the promise of land to these tribes (<a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God, led by Joshua, who are taking possession of the Promised Land as God commanded. 2. <a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_land.htm">Kings of the Land</a> Refers to the various rulers defeated by the Israelites as they conquered territories east of the Jordan River. 3. <a href="/topical/b/beyond_the_jordan.htm">Beyond the Jordan</a> The region east of the Jordan River, which includes territories conquered before crossing into the main part of the Promised Land. 4. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_the_arnon.htm">Valley of the Arnon</a> A significant geographical boundary marking the southern extent of the conquered territory. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_hermon.htm">Mount Hermon</a> A prominent mountain marking the northern boundary of the conquered territory. 6. <a href="/topical/a/arabah.htm">Arabah</a> A desert region extending from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, indicating the breadth of the land taken.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a> The conquests demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the land. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_courage.htm">Obedience and Courage</a> The Israelites' success was contingent on their obedience to God's commands and their courage in the face of formidable enemies. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Just as the Israelites faced physical battles, Christians today face spiritual battles and are called to rely on God's strength and promises. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_stewardship.htm">Inheritance and Stewardship</a> The land was an inheritance for the Israelites, reminding believers of their spiritual inheritance in Christ and the responsibility to steward it well. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_god's_sovereignty.htm">Historical Context and God's Sovereignty</a> Understanding the historical context of these conquests helps believers appreciate God's sovereignty over nations and history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 12</a> <a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_31_kings_quickly.htm">In Joshua 12:1–24, how feasible is it that the Israelites defeated and occupied territories ruled by thirty-one kings so quickly without significant recorded losses? </a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_some_conquered_areas_in_joshua_12.htm">Why are certain cities or regions that were allegedly conquered in previous chapters not mentioned in Joshua 12, suggesting possible inconsistencies? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_damascus.htm">What is Mount Hermon's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_joshua_12_with_judges.htm">How do we reconcile Joshua 12's narrative of total conquest with the later accounts in Judges that indicate some of these areas were still unconquered?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Now these are the kings. The historian now enters upon a complete description of the whole territory which had, up to this date, fallen into the hands of the Israelites. First he traces out the border of the trans-Jordanic possessions of Israel, which he describes as bounded on the south by the river Arnon, on the west of course by the Jordan, and as extending from Hermon, past the Sea of Chinneroth, to the borders of the Dead Sea. The eastern border is not clearly defined, but the boundary extended far further eastward in the north than in the south, since the territory of Og was much more extensive than that of Sihon. On the west of Jordan the territory is described as extending "from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon (i.e., Baalbec or Caesarea Philippi; see note on ch. 11:17) unto the Mount Halak which goeth up to Seir, which we have seen to be a range of mountains extending southward from near the south point of the Dead Sea. The border of the Israelitish possessions is more accurately defined in the succeeding chapters, but it was, after all, a slip of territory not more than 180 miles in length by about 100 in breadth. Its influence upon the history of the world, like that of Athens and Sparta, must not be measured by its size, but by its moral energy. As the former city has attained undying fame by its intellectual power, the second by its mihtary capacity, so Palestine has derived her title to fame from her indestructible national life - indestructible because built alone, of all the religious systems of the ancient world, upon the foundations of the unity and Fatherhood of God; indestructible, moreover, because it came by revelation from God. There is no greater argument for the Divine origin of the Mosaic law than the unique spectacle of a national life like that of the Jews, subsisting for nearly two thousand years after their expulsion from their land. From the river Arnon (see <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a>). The word Arnon Signifies the swift stream (see Gesenius,'Thesaur.' s.v.). It is now called by the Arabs, El-Mujeb. Seetzen represents the region round its mouth to be naturally most fertile, but as abandoned now to a few wild plants. Unto Mount Hermon. Now Jebel-es-Sheikh. We have a vivid description of the scenery of Hermon in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42</a>, with the noise of its foaming torrents, the "deep calling unto deep" from the recesses of its dark ravines, where the infant Jordan rushed along its rocky bed. The Psalmist pictures to himself his troubles as overwhelming him like the billows of the numerous streams that streaked the mountain sides. And yet again Hermon is introduced as the image of peace and plenty and brotherly love. The refreshing dews which distilled from the side of the giant mountain were the source of blessing to those who dwelt afar off, and even the dry and parched sides of Mount Zion were cooled by their delicious influence. In <a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6</a> the Psalmist speaks of Hermon in the plural. Some have regarded this (e.g., Ritter) as referring to the double peak of the mountain. The phrase most probably refers to the region, though Hermon has really three peaks (see note on Joshua 11:3). And all the plain on the east. The Arabah (see <a href="/joshua/3-16.htm">Joshua 3:16</a>). The depression of the Jordan, which lay eastward, of course, of Palestine. This is much insisted on in the following verses. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/12-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now these [are] וְאֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (wə·’êl·leh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of the land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land whom the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son struck down הִכּ֤וּ (hik·kū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike and whose אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that lands אַרְצָ֔ם (’ar·ṣām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land they took וַיִּֽרְשׁ֣וּ (way·yir·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin beyond בְּעֵ֥בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5676.htm">Strong's 5676: </a> A region across, on the opposite side the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine to the east, מִזְרְחָ֣ה (miz·rə·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> Place of sunrise, the east from the Arnon אַרְנוֹן֙ (’ar·nō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_769.htm">Strong's 769: </a> Arnon -- 'a roaring stream', a wadi and stream in Moab Valley מִנַּ֤חַל (min·na·ḥal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Mount הַ֣ר (har) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country Hermon, חֶרְמ֔וֹן (ḥer·mō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> Hermon -- 'sacred', a mountain in southern Aram (Syria) and Northern Israel including all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Arabah הָעֲרָבָ֖ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee eastward: מִזְרָֽחָה׃ (miz·rā·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> Place of sunrise, the east <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">OT History: Joshua 12:1 Now these are the kings (Josh. 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