But the Israelites defeated him in battle and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strongly defended.

Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces marched out against them to do battle at Edrei.

You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel."

So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone into the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law that the Lord commanded Moses:

Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war -- who went out to battle -- and the other for all the community.

"You must exact a tribute for the Lord from the fighting men who went out to battle: one life out of five hundred, from the people, the cattle, and from the donkeys and the sheep.

and said to him, "Your servants have taken a count of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, and not one is missing.

Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the Lord's presence, just as my lord says."

Moses said to them: "If the Gadites and the Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, each one equipped for battle in the Lord's presence, and you conquer the land, then you must allot them the territory of Gilead as their possession.