Joshua 12:2-4
New English Translation
2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived[a] in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley)—including the city in the middle of the valley[b] and half of Gilead—all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. 3 His kingdom included[c] the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth[d] to the sea of the rift valley (the Salt Sea),[e] including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.[f]
4 The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites,[g] who lived[h] in Ashtaroth and Edrei
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- Joshua 12:2 tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”
- Joshua 12:2 tc The MT reads here “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16.
- Joshua 12:3 tn The words “his kingdom included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- Joshua 12:3 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.
- Joshua 12:3 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.
- Joshua 12:3 sn The slopes of Pisgah lie east of the northern tip of the Dead Sea.
- Joshua 12:4 tn Heb “from the remnant of the Rephaites.”sn The Rephaites were apparently an extremely tall ethnic group. See Deut 2:10-11, 20; 3:11.
- Joshua 12:4 tn Or perhaps “who reigned.”
Joshua 12:2-4
King James Version
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;
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:
4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
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