Deuteronomy 2:32
30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
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- 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
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Read in contextJudges 11:20–23
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 135:11
Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
Read in contextPsalms 120:7
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Read in contextPsalms 136:19
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Read in contextNehemiah 9:22
Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
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