Joshua 12:9 — Meaning and Application

Joshua 12:1

"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:"

Joshua 12:2

"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;"

Joshua 12:3

"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, under Ashdothpisgah: {the south: or, Teman} {Ashdothpisgah: or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill}"

Joshua 12:4

"And the coast of Og king of Bashan, {which was} of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,"

Joshua 12:5

"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."

Joshua 12:6

"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."