“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;”
Introduction to western kings — And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck down on this side of the Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak (וַיִּשְׁמְרוּ־אוֹתָם יְהוֹשׁוּעַ וּשְׁנֵי־עֶשְׂרִים־הַמְּלָכִים)—which Joshua gave to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions. The transition from Transjordan to western kings. Joshua's conquest is presented as the fulfillment of the promise to give the land to the tribes. The enumeration of 31 western kings (as noted in verse 24) demonstrates the comprehensiveness of conquest.
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