So the people of Israel occupied the territory of the Amorites.
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
- KJV Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
- BSB So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
- NKJV Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
- NASB So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
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Quick answer
So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites. The conquest resulted in Israel taking possession of the territory.
Overview
This summary statement records the outcome of the victory over Sihon: Israel now dwells in Amorite land. The settlement marks a concrete down payment on the inheritance God promised. It demonstrates that the Lord is faithfully delivering the nations into His people's hands.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Josh 13:8–12With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them:
- Deut 3:16–17To the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and its border, even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
- Josh 12:1–6Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward:
- Num 32:33–42Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.
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