³ This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea^[a]).

³ Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east—from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea,^[a] including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.

¹⁶ the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea^[a] until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.

¹⁷ They also received the Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea,^[a] with the Jordan River serving as the western boundary. To the east were the slopes of Pisgah.

³ The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.^[a]

²⁵ He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.