to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.

Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon – a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns.

Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns.

The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.

When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.

They stood in order all around the camp. The whole army ran away; they shouted as they scrambled away.

Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.

“So all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘You come and be our king!’

So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into four units.

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

They took all the Amorite territory from the Arnon River on the south to the Jabbok River on the north, from the desert in the east to the Jordan in the west.

Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

The Lord’s messenger told Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her.

She nagged him every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it.