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:

children = sons.

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;

Sihon. Compare Numbers 21:23 , Numbers 21:24 .Deuteronomy 3:6

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 Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:

Chinneroth. See note on Joshua 11:2 .

4.

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

coast = border, or confines.
giants. Deb. Rephaim. Another branch of the Nephilim , called so after one. Rapha; as the Anakim after Anak:. See App-23 and App-25 .

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 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.

Moses the servant of the LORD . See note on Deuteronomy 34:5 .
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .

7.

And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

according to their. Some codices, with five early printed edition, and Syriac, read "in their",

8.

In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

mountains = hill country.

9.

The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

Jericho. Compare Joshua 6:2 ,
one. These names (verses: Joshua 12:9-24 ) are written thus in the Hebrew MSS. and printed editions.
Ai. Compare Joshua 8:29 .

10.

The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

Jerusalem. Compare Joshua 10:23 .

11.

The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

12.

The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

Gezer. Compare Joshua 10:33 ; and see note on 1 Kings 9:16 , 1 Kings 9:17 .

13.

The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Debir. Compare Joshua 10:38 .

14.

The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

Arad. Compare Numbers 21:1-3 .

15.

The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

Libnah. Compare Joshua 10:30 .

16.

The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

17.

The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

18.

The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Makkedah. Compare Joshua 10:28 .

19.

The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

Hazor. Compare Joshua 11:10 ,

20.

The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

21.

The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

22.

The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

23.

The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;

coast. See note on "borders", Joshua 11:7 .

24.

The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.