24. Build cities for your wives and children and pens for your animals. But then you must do what you promised.”
25. The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We are your servants. We will do what you, our master, command.
26. Our wives, children and all our cattle will stay in the cities of Gilead.
27. But we, your servants, will prepare for battle. We will go over and fight for the Lord, as you have said.”
28. So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest. And he gave them to Joshua son of Nun and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
29. Moses said to them, “The Gadites and Reubenites will prepare for battle. They will cross the Jordan River with you. They will go before the Lord and help you take the land. If they do that, give them the land of Gilead for their own.
30. But if they do not go over armed, they will not receive it. Their land will be in Canaan with you.”
31. The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “We are your servants. We will do as the Lord said.
32. We will cross over into Canaan. We will go before the Lord ready for battle. But our land will be east of the Jordan River.”
33. So Moses gave that land to the Gadites, Reubenites and the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh. (Manasseh was Joseph’s son.) That land had been the kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. And it included the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan. It also included all the cities and the land around them.
34. The Gadites rebuilt the cities of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35. Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36. Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran. These were strong, walled cities. And they built sheep pens.
37. The Reubenites built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38. Nebo, Baal Meon and Sibmah. They renamed Nebo and Baal Meon when they rebuilt them.