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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;

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, one;

19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Acshaph, one;

21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;

23 the king of Dor in Naphath Dor, one; the king of Goiim for Gilgal, one;

24 the king of Tirzah, one; all the kings, thirty-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”

These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir. Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

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 Lassharon, one;

19 the king of Madon, one;

the king of Hazor, one;

20 the king of Shimron Meron, 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 in Carmel, one;

23 the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one;

the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;

24 the king of Tirzah, one:

all the kings thirty-one.

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