Numbers 32:26-40

26Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead.

27But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”

28Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.

29He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.

30But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”

31The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said.

32We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”

33Then Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.

34The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.

37And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim,

38as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.

39The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there.

40So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.