12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived 1 in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley 2 and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. 12:3 His kingdom included 3 the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth 4 to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), 5 including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
1 tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”
2 tc The MT reads here, “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16.
3 tn The words “his kingdom included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.
5 sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.