John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12
And this land, which we possessed at that time ,.... Or took possession of, having conquered it; for it still remained in their possession: from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon : on the borders of Moab, from thence as far as Gilead was the land which was taken from Sihon king of Heshbon, Deuteronomy 2:36 . and half Mount Gilead, and the cities thereof : which were taken from Og king of Bashan, Deuteronomy 3:10 . gave I unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites ; at their... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20
Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more