⁷ Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad^(A) and Gilead.

Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking^(B) with fear.

³ Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.^(A)’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.

²⁴ This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

²⁹ This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

²⁵ The Lord will cause you to be defeated^(A) before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven,^(B) and you will become a thing of horror^(C) to all the kingdoms on earth.^(D)

⁸ Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”^(A)

Division of the Land

¹² Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer^(A) by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns.

³³ Then Moses gave to the Gadites,^(A) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh^(B) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites^(C) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan^(D)—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.^(E)

³⁴ The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,^{(F) 35} Atroth Shophan, Jazer,^(G) Jogbehah,^{(H) 36} Beth Nimrah^(I) and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.^{(J) 37} And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon,^(K) Elealeh^(L) and Kiriathaim,^{(M) 38} as well as Nebo^(N) and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah.^(O) They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.

³⁹ The descendants of Makir^(P) son of Manasseh went to Gilead,^(Q) captured it and drove out the Amorites^(R) who were there. ⁴⁰ So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites,^(S) the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. ⁴¹ Jair,^(T) a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair.^{[a](U) 42} And Nobah captured Kenath^(V) and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah^(W) after himself.^(X)

The Transjordan Tribes

32 The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks,^(A) saw that the lands of Jazer^(B) and Gilead^(C) were suitable for livestock.^{(D) 2} So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community,^(E) and said, ³ “Ataroth,^(F) Dibon,^(G) Jazer,^(H) Nimrah,^(I) Heshbon,^(J) Elealeh,^(K) Sebam,^(L) Nebo^(M) and Beon^(N)— ⁴ the land the Lord subdued^(O) before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock,^(P) and your servants have livestock. ⁵ If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.^(Q)”