1Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward:
Joshua 12 is a detailed summary of the lands which Israel captured east and west of the Jordan River. It serves to bring the first eleven chapters to a close and prepare the reader for the division of the land (Joshua 13:1 – 21:45).
1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward: