30. "But what if they don't get ready for battle? What if they don't go across the Jordan with you? Then they must accept a share with you in Canaan."
31. The people of Gad and Reuben gave their answer. They said, "We will do what the Lord has said.
32. We'll get ready for battle. We'll go across the Jordan into Canaan. We'll fight for the Lord there. But the property we receive will be on this side of the Jordan River."
33. Then Moses gave their land to them. He gave it to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh was Joseph's son. One part of that land had belonged to the kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites. The other part had belonged to the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan. Moses gave that whole land to those two and a half tribes. It included its cities and the territory around them.
34. The people of Gad built up the cities of Dibon, Ataroth and Aroer.
35. They built up Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36. Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran. They built a high wall around each of those cities. They also built sheep pens for their flocks.
37. The people of Reuben built up Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim.
38. They also built up Nebo, Baal Meon and Sibmah. They gave new names to the cities they had built up.