Joshua 12:1-6

Joshua 12:1-6

[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:  [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,  [4] And the coast  of Og  king  of Bashan,  which was of the remnant  of the giants,  that dwelt  at Ashtaroth  and at Edrei,  [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.  [6] Them did Moses  the servant  and the children  of Israel  smite:  and Moses  the servant  gave  it for a possession  unto the Reubenites,  and the Gadites,  and the half  tribe  of Manasseh. 

What does Joshua 12:1-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Sihon and Og were the first Canaanite kings the Israelites defeated.