Joshua 12 · Verse 2

Joshua 12:2

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;
Joshua 12:2, King James Version

Joshua 12:2 in other translations

BSBSihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
WEBSihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
ASVSihon 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;
YLTSihon, 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;
DARBYSihon 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;
BBESihon, king of the Amorites, who was living in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the town in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, as far as the river Jabbok, the limits of the children of Ammon;
WebsterSihon 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 to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

What does Joshua 12:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 From Aroer - Aroer was situated on the western side of the river Arnon, in the middle of the valley through which this river takes its course. The kingdom of Sihon extended from the river Arnon and the city of Aroer on the south to the river Jabbok on the north. And from half Gilead - The mountains of Gilead extended from north to south from Mount Hermon towards the source of the river Arnon, which was about the midst of the extent of the kingdom of Sihon: thus Sihon is said to have possessed the half of Gilead, that is, the half of the mountains and of the country which bore the name of Gilead on the east of his territories. River Jabbok - This river has its source in the mountains of Gilead; and, running from east to west, falls into Jordan. It bounds the territories of Sihon on the north, and those of the Ammonites on the south.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 12:1-6

Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church diminish the just honour of those who went before them, since God is the same who wrought by both. Moses gave to one part of Israel a very rich and fruitful country, but it was on the outside of Jordan. Joshua gave to all Israel the holy land, within Jordan. So the law has given to some…

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Joshua 12:2 in the original Hebrew

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סִיחוֹן֙si.chOnSihonH5511
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.Shevwho dweltH3427
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.Bonin HeshbonH2809
מֹשֵׁ֡לmo.Shel[who] ruledH4910
מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'Erfrom AroerH6177
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
עַל\־'al-[is] onH5921
שְׂפַת\־se.fat-[the] edge ofH8193
נַ֨חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
אַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonArnonH769
וְת֤וֹךְve.Tokhand [the] middle ofH8432
הַנַּ֙חַל֙ha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158
וַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.Tziand [the] half ofH2677
הַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568
וְעַד֙ve.'Adand toH5704
יַבֹּ֣קya.BokJabbokH2999
הַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158
גְּב֖וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּֽוֹן\׃a.MonAmmonH5983

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Cross references for Joshua 12:2

  • Genesis 32:22

    And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

  • Judges 11:22

    And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

  • Numbers 21:23-30

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon. …

  • Judges 11:13

    And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

  • Deuteronomy 3:6-17

    And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;) …

  • Nehemiah 9:22

    Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

  • Psalms 135:11

    Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:

  • Deuteronomy 2:24-37

    Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. …

  • Psalms 136:19-20

    Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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Sihon.
Nu 21:23-30; De 2:24-37; 3:6-17; Ne 9:22; Ps 135:11; 136:19,20
Jabbok.
Ge 32:22; Jud 11:13,22

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Context

  • Joshua 12:1

    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:

  • Joshua 12:2

    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;

  • Joshua 12:3

    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:

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Joshua 12:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sehón rey de los Amorrheos, que habitaba en Hesbón, y señoreaba desde Aroer, que está á la ribera del arroyo de Arnón, y desde en medio del arroyo, y la mitad de Galaad, hasta el arroyo Jaboc, el término de los hijos de Ammón;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Sihon, roi des Amoréens, qui habitait à Hesbon, dominant depuis Aroër qui est sur le bord du torrent de l’Arnon et depuis le milieu du torrent, sur la moitié de Galaad, jusqu’au Jabbok, torrent qui est la frontière des fils d’Ammon;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sihon, der König der Amoriter, der zu Hesbon wohnte; er herrschte von Aroer an, das am Ufer des Flusses Arnon liegt, und zwar von der Mitte des Flußtales an, und über das halbe Gilead bis an den Fluß Jabbok, die Grenze der Kinder Ammon,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sehon rex Amorrhæorum, qui habitavit in Hesebon, dominatus est ab Aroër, quæ sita est super ripam torrentis Arnon, et mediæ partis in valle, dimidiæque Galaad, usque ad torrentem Jaboc, qui est terminus filiorum Ammon.