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Kings were Defeated, East and West of the Jordan These 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.  King 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.  Sihon 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.  King Og, of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei.  He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah, in the north ...

​ Joshua Kills the Five Southern Kings On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord, in front of all the people of Israel.  He said,  “Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”  So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.  Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar?  The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set, as on a normal day.  There has never been a day like this one before or since when the Lord answered such a prayer.  Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!  Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp, at Gilgal.  During the battle, the five kings escaped and hid in a cave, at Makkedah.  When Joshua heard that they had been found, he issued this command:  “Cover the opening of the cave, with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance, to k...