The Israelites set out along the road toward Bashan, and King Og of Bashan came against them with his entire army at Edrei. But the Lord said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him, his army, and his land into your hands. Do to him what you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon."
So the Lord delivered Og and all his army into Israel's hands, leaving none alive. Every city in his kingdom—sixty in all, from the region of Argob in Bashan—was taken. These cities were strongly fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, with many unwalled villages as well. All were destroyed completely, just as with Sihon, leaving no survivors. Only the livestock and plunder from the cities were kept as spoils.
At that time, the Israelites took possession of the territory of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan—from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon, which the Sidonians call Sirion and the Amorites call Senir. Every town on the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei were captured—both strongholds of Og's kingdom.
Og, king of Bashan, was the last of the Rephaites. His bed, made of iron, was over thirteen feet long and six feet wide, still kept in Rabbah of the Ammonites.
Of the conquered land, Moses gave the Reubenites and Gadites the territory north of Aroer, near the Arnon Gorge, including half of Gilead and its towns. The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, were given to the half-tribe of Manasseh. Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites and named the land Havvoth Jair—"Villages of Jair"—a name it still bears. Moses gave Gilead to Makir.
To the Reubenites and Gadites, the land extended from Gilead to the Arnon Gorge, with the middle of the gorge as the border, and out to the Jabbok River, the boundary of the Ammonites. The western border was the Jordan, from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.
Then Moses commanded them, saying, "The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. But all your fighting men must cross over armed ahead of your brothers, the other Israelites. Your wives, children, and much livestock may remain in the towns I have given you, until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as He has to you and they too possess the land across the Jordan. After that, you may return to your own possession."
Moses also charged Joshua: "You have seen all that the Lord your God did to these two kings. He will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going. Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God Himself will fight for you."
Then Moses pleaded with the Lord, saying, "O Sovereign Lord, You have begun to show Your greatness and mighty hand to Your servant. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works You do? Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—the beautiful hill country and Lebanon."
But the Lord was angry with Moses because of the people and would not listen. "That is enough," the Lord said. "Do not speak to Me again about this matter. Go up to the top of Pisgah and look west, north, south, and east. Look at the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross the Jordan. But commission Joshua, encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead the people and give them the inheritance you will see."
So they remained in the valley near Beth Peor.