Deuteronomy 2:26
24 “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
25 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
27 “Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.
28 You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- KJV
- And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- WEB
- I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- ASV
- And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- DARBY
- And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon the king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- BLB
- And I sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- ÅB
- Da sendte jeg bud fra ørkenen Kedemot til Sihon, kongen i Hesbon, med fredelige ord og lot si:
- OTB
- Fra ørkenen i Kedemot sendte jeg budbringere til Sihon, kongen av Hesjbon, med fredelige ord, og sa,
- B1930
- Da sendte jeg bud fra ørkenen Kedemot til Sihon, kongen i Hesbon, med fredelige ord og lot si:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 13:18
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
Read in contextLuke 10:10–12
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
Read in contextLuke 10:5–6
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
Read in contextMatthew 10:12–15
As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
Read in contextJoshua 21:37
Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:10–11
When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
Read in contextEsther 9:30
And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
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