Deuteronomy 2:32
30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
31 Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”
So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
33 And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army.
34 At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.
- KJV
- Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
- WEB
- Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.
- ASV
- Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz.
- DARBY
- And Sihon came out against us for battle, he and all his people, to Jahaz.
- BLB
- And Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
- ÅB
- Og Sihon og hele hans folk dro ut mot oss til strid, til Jahas.
- OTB
- Sihon kom da ut med hele sitt folk for å møte oss i kamp ved Jahas.
- B1930
- Og Sihon og hele hans folk drog ut mot oss til strid, til Jahas.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 21:23–30
But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
Read in contextJudges 11:20–23
But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 135:11
Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
Read in contextPsalms 120:7
I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
Read in contextPsalms 136:19
Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:22
You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
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