‏ Joshua 12:9-24

v. 9–24: The land was home to many nations: Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (vv. 9–24 a). The passage lists thirty-one kings that Joshua defeated, starting with Jericho and Ai, and including the kings of the south and north. This shows how many kingdoms existed in Canaan and how powerful God was to give Israel victory over them all. Each tribe received its share of these kingdoms. God’s faithfulness and mercy are seen in giving the land to Israel as an inheritance (Psalm 105:44,45; Psalm 136:17-24 b).

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