Joshua 12:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 12:2

The Kings Conquered by Moses

1 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, ^afrom the River Arnon ^bto Mount Hermon, and all the eastern Jordan plain:

2 One king was ^aSihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites,

3 and ^athe eastern Jordan plain from the¹ Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), ^bthe road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below ^cthe slopes of Pisgah.

4 The other king was ^aOg king of Bashan and his territory, who was of ^bthe remnant of the giants, ^cwho dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

5 and reigned over ^aMount Hermon, ^bover Salcah, over all Bashan, ^cas far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

6 ^aThese Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel had conquered; and ^bMoses the servant of the Lord had given it as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

The Kings Conquered by Joshua

7 And these are the kings of the country ^awhich Joshua and the children of Israel conquered on this side of the Jordan, on the west, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon as far as¹ Mount Halak and the ascent to ^bSeir, which Joshua ^cgave to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,

Verse Comparison: Joshua 12:2

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American Standard Version
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and `the city that is in' the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;

Amplified® Bible
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer on the edge of the Valley of the [river] Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, including half of Gilead;

Contemporary English Version
The first king that Moses and the Israelites defeated was an Amorite, King Sihon of Heshbon. The southern border of his kingdom ran down the middle of the Arnon River gorge, taking in the town of Aroer on the northern edge of the gorge. The Jabbok River separated Sihon's kingdom from the Ammonites on the east. Then the Jabbok turned west and became his northern border, so his kingdom included the southern half of the region of Gilead.

Darby English Version
Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, [and] ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the ravine, and over half Gilead, as far as the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;

Good News Bible
One was Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon. His kingdom included half of Gilead: from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and from the city in the middle of that valley, as far as the Jabbok River, the border of Ammon;

King James Version
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;

New American Standard Bible
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, {and} ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon;

New International Version
Sihon king of the Amorites,
who reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.

New King James Version
One king was Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which lies on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon;

Revised Standard Version
Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelt at Heshbon, and ruled from Aro'er, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,

Young's Literal Translation
Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer which `is' on the border of the brook Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabok the brook, the border of the Bene-Ammon;

New English Translation
King Sihon of the Amorites who lived¹ in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley² and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

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