19. They include Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley.
20. They also include Beth Peor, Beth Jeshimoth and the slopes of Pisgah.
21. All of those towns are on the high flatlands. The territory includes the whole kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He had ruled in Heshbon. Moses had won the battle over him and over the chiefs of Midian. Those chiefs were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They were princes who helped Sihon fight against Israel. They lived in that country.
22. The people of Israel killed many of them in battle. They also killed Balaam with a sword. He was the son of Beor. Balaam used magic to find out what was going to happen.
23. The border of the tribe of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan River. All of those towns and their villages were given to the tribe of Reuben as their very own. Each family group received its share.
24. Here is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, family group by family group.