Joshua 12 (NLT)

24 verses · New Living Translation · Dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought)

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Joshua Chapter 12 contains 24 verses and is presented here in the New Living Translation (NLT), which uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 24 chapters in Joshua.

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1These are the kings east of the Jordan River who had been killed by the Israelites and whose land was taken. Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley.

2King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead.

3Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east — from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.

4King Og of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei.

5He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.

6Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had destroyed the people of King Sihon and King Og. And Moses gave their land as a possession to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

7The following is a list of the kings that Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as their possession,

8including the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountain slopes, the Judean wilderness, and the Negev. The people who lived in this region were the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.) These are the kings Israel defeated:

9The king of JerichoThe king of Ai, near Bethel

10The king of JerusalemThe king of Hebron

11The king of JarmuthThe king of Lachish

12The king of EglonThe king of Gezer

13The king of DebirThe king of Geder

14The king of HormahThe king of Arad

15The king of LibnahThe king of Adullam

16The king of MakkedahThe king of Bethel

17The king of TappuahThe king of Hepher

18The king of AphekThe king of Lasharon

19The king of MadonThe king of Hazor

20The king of Shimron-meronThe king of Acshaph

21The king of TaanachThe king of Megiddo

22The king of KedeshThe king of Jokneam in Carmel

23The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dorThe king of Goyim in Gilgal

24The king of Tirzah. In all, thirty-one kings were defeated.

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What is Joshua 12 in the NLT?

Joshua 12 in the New Living Translation (NLT) contains 24 verses. The NLT uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach, first published in 1996 (rev. 2015).

How does the NLT translate Joshua 12 differently?

The New Living Translation uses dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Joshua 12 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Joshua 12 (NLT)?

Joshua Chapter 12 contains 24 verses in the New Living Translation. The book of Joshua has 24 chapters total.

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