Joshua 12:2

New International Reader's Version

They took over the land of Sihon. He was the king of the Amorites. He ruled in Heshbon. The land he ruled over begins at Aroer. Aroer is on the rim of the Arnon River valley. Sihon ruled from the middle of the valley to the Jabbok River. The Jabbok is the border of Ammon. Sihon’s territory included half of Gilead.

Cross References

Genesis 32:22

That night Jacob got up. He took his two wives, his two female servants and his 11 sons and sent them across the Jabbok River.

1 Chronicles 5:8

and Bela. Bela was the son of Azaz. Azaz was the son of Shema. Shema was the son of Joel. All of them made their homes in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.

Nehemiah 9:22

“You gave them kingdoms and nations. You even gave them lands far away. They took over the country of Sihon. He was the king of Heshbon. They also took over the country of Og. He was the king of Bashan.

Psalm 135:11

He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan. He killed all the kings of Canaan.

Jeremiah 48:19

Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the men who are running away. Ask the women who are escaping. Ask them, ‘What has happened?’

Deuteronomy 1:4

They had already won the battle over Sihon. Sihon was the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. Israel had also won the battle over Og at Edrei. Og was the king of Bashan. He had ruled in Ashtaroth.

Judges 11:13

The king of Ammon answered Jephthah’s messengers. He said, “Israel came up out of Egypt. At that time they took my land away. They took all the land between the Arnon River and the Jabbok River. It reached all the way to the Jordan River. Now give it back. Then there will be peace.”

Judges 11:22

Israel captured all the land between the Arnon River and the Jabbok River. It reached from the desert all the way to the Jordan River.