Discovery BoxJoshua 12:2 
Context12:2 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.
Joshua 18:7
Context18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. 3 Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land 4 east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”
Joshua 21:27
Context21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: 5 from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;
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 Or “the priesthood of the
4 tn Or “inheritance.”
5 tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).
