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Deuteronomy 2:17-30
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:17-30
New King James Version
17 that the Lord spoke to me, saying: 18 ‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab. 19 And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to (A)the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ”
20 (That was also regarded as a land of [a]giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them (B)Zamzummim, 21 (C)a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, 22 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, (D)who dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed (E)the Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day. 23 And (F)the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza—(G)the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.)
24 “ ‘Rise, take your journey, and (H)cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand (I)Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin [b]to possess it, and engage him in battle. 25 (J)This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations [c]under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall (K)tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
King Sihon Defeated(L)
26 “And I (M)sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, (N)with words of peace, saying, 27 (O)‘Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the road, and I will turn neither to the right nor to the left. 28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; (P)only let me pass through on foot, 29 (Q)just as the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us.’
30 (R)“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for (S)the Lord your God (T)hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.
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- Deuteronomy 2:20 Heb. rephaim
- Deuteronomy 2:24 to take possession
- Deuteronomy 2:25 everywhere under the heavens
Deuteronomy 2:17-30
New International Version
Deuteronomy 2:17-30
New International Version
17 the Lord said to me, 18 “Today you are to pass by the region of Moab at Ar.(A) 19 When you come to the Ammonites,(B) do not harass them or provoke them to war,(C) for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.(D)”
20 (That too was considered a land of the Rephaites,(E) who used to live there; but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. 21 They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.(F) The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place. 22 The Lord had done the same for the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir,(G) when he destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day. 23 And as for the Avvites(H) who lived in villages as far as Gaza,(I) the Caphtorites(J) coming out from Caphtor[a](K) destroyed them and settled in their place.)
Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon
24 “Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge.(L) See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite,(M) king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage(N) him in battle. 25 This very day I will begin to put the terror(O) and fear(P) of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble(Q) and be in anguish because of you.”
26 From the Desert of Kedemoth(R) I sent messengers to Sihon(S) king of Heshbon offering peace(T) and saying, 27 “Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.(U) 28 Sell us food to eat(V) and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot(W)— 29 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us—until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.” 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the Lord(X) your God had made his spirit stubborn(Y) and his heart obstinate(Z) in order to give him into your hands,(AA) as he has now done.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 2:23 That is, Crete
Deuteronomy 2:17-30
King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:17-30
King James Version
17 That the Lord spake unto me, saying,
18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
19 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
22 As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
29 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.
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.
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