28. So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel.
29. He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.
30. But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.”
31. The tribes of Gad and Reuben said again, “We are your servants, and we will do as the lord has commanded!
32. We will cross the Jordan into Canaan fully armed to fight for the lord, but our property will be here on this side of the Jordan.”
33. So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.
34. The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35. Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36. Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks.
37. The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38. Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
39. Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.
40. So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.