Journey past Ammon

16 “When all the fighting men had died among the people, 17 the Lord spoke to me, 18 ‘Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar. 19 When you get close to the Ammonites, don’t show any hostility to them or fight with them, for I will not give you any of the Ammonites’ land as a possession; I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”(A)

20 This too used to be regarded as the land of the Rephaim. The Rephaim lived there previously, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummim, 21 a great and numerous people, tall as the Anakim. The Lord destroyed the Rephaim at the advance of the Ammonites, so that they drove them out and settled in their place. 22 This was just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites before them; they drove them out and have lived in their place until now. 23 The Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor,[a] destroyed the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, and settled in their place.

Defeat of Sihon the Amorite

24 “The Lord also said, ‘Get up, move out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have handed Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land over to you. Begin to take possession of it; engage him in battle. 25 Today I will begin to put the fear and dread of you on the peoples everywhere under heaven. They will hear the report about you, tremble, and be in anguish because of you.’

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 2:23 Probably Crete

16 And then[a] when all the men of war[b] had died[c] from among the people, 17 Yahweh spoke to me, saying,[d] 18 ‘You are about to cross over the boundary of Moab today[e] at Ar. 19 When you approach the border of[f] the Ammonites,[g] you shall not harass them, and you shall not get involved in battle with them, for I have not given the land of the Ammonites[h] to you as a possession; because I have given it to the descendants[i] of Lot as a possession. 20 (It is also considered the land of Rephaim; Rephaim lived in it previously,[j] and the Ammonites called them Zamzummim, 21 a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites; Yahweh destroyed them from before them,[k] and they dispossessed them and settled in place of them, 22 just as he did for the descendants[l] of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them[m] and dispossessed them, and then they settled in their[n] place up to this day. 23 And also the Avvites, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, and the Caphtorim, who came out from Caphtor, destroyed them and then settled in their place. 24 Arise,[o] set out and cross over the wadi[p] of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, the king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession of it, and engage with him in battle. 25 This day I will begin to place the dread of you[q] and the fear of you before[r] the peoples under all the heavens. They will hear the report about you,[s] and so they will shake and tremble because of you.’ [t]

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 2:16 Literally “And it happened”
  2. Deuteronomy 2:16 Or “battle”
  3. Deuteronomy 2:16 Literally “had finished/completed to die”
  4. Deuteronomy 2:17 Literally “to say”
  5. Deuteronomy 2:18 Literally “the day”
  6. Deuteronomy 2:19 Literally “opposite”
  7. Deuteronomy 2:19 Literally “the sons/children of Ammon”
  8. Deuteronomy 2:19 Literally “the sons/children of Ammon”
  9. Deuteronomy 2:19 Or “sons”
  10. Deuteronomy 2:20 Literally “before”
  11. Deuteronomy 2:21 That is, the Ammonites
  12. Deuteronomy 2:22 Or “sons”
  13. Deuteronomy 2:22 Literally “from the face/presence of them”
  14. Deuteronomy 2:22 Hebrew “them”
  15. Deuteronomy 2:24 Or “Get up”
  16. Deuteronomy 2:24 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
  17. Deuteronomy 2:25 Literally “your dread”
  18. Deuteronomy 2:25 Literally “upon the faces of”
  19. Deuteronomy 2:25 Literally “your report”
  20. Deuteronomy 2:25 Literally “from before you”