And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. (Numbers 32:33)
The territories of Sihon and Og were the first to be taken over by the Israelites, and the people taken subjected (see Num. 21:24, 29; 2 Kings 15:29).
Half the tribe of Manasseh.
These people were known as warriors (Joshua 17:1); and inasmuch as there was room, they too were granted a possession in Gilead. It is evident from v. 39 that the half tribe of Manasseh had cooperated in the conquest of Gilead, and perhaps unaided had subdued certain portions.