1The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan; the size of his bed; 12the distribution of the conquered lands to the two tribes and half; 18the charge given to these by Moses, 21and his exhortation to Joshua; 23his prayer that he might enter into the land, which is not accepted; but he is permitted to see the land.
1THEN we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and aOg the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
a Nu. 21.33. ch. 29.7; 1.4.
2And the LORD said unto me, bFear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto cSihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
b Nu. 21.34. ch. 2.31. Is. 41.10,14-16. Jos. 1.5. Nu. 13.30; 14.8. Ps. 44.3. Ro. 8.31. Pr. 21.30. c Nu. 21.23-25,34. ch. 2.24-37. Ps. 136.19. Ju. 11.19-23.
3So the LORD our God ddelivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
d Nu. 21.33,35. Ps. 135.11; 136.19,20. Jos. 12.4; 13.12,30. Ne. 9.22.
4And we took eall his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
e Nu. 32.33-42. Jos. 12.4,5; 13.11,12. 1Ki. 4.13. v.13,14.
5All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
6And we futterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king gof Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
f ch. 2.34; 20.16-18. Jos. 11.14. Nu. 21.2. Le. 27.28. g ch. 2.24. Nu. 32.37.
7hBut all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a *prey to ourselves.
*prey-booty, spoil.
h Nu. 31.9,11. ch. 20.14; 2.35. Jos. 8.27; 11.11,14.
8And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites ithe land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
i Nu. 32.33-42. Jos. 12.2-6; 13.9-12.
9(Which jHermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it kShenir;)
j ch. 4.48. Ps. 133.3; 29.6. Ca. 4.8. Jos. 11.3,17; 12.1,5. k 1Ch. 5.23.
10All lthe cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto mSalchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
l ch. 4.43,49. Jos. 13.5-11,16,17,21. m Jos. 12.5.
11For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of 1giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in nRabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit oof a man.
1Rephaim, Ge. 14.5. Am. 2.9. Is. 17.5. v.13. ch. 2.11,20.
n 2Sa. 23.26. Je. 49.2. Eze. 21.20,25. Am. 1.14. o Re. 21.17.
12And pthis land, which we possessed at that time, qfrom Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
p Jos. 13.8-32; 12.6; 22.7-10. Nu. 32. Ju. 5.15-17. 2Ki. 10.33. 1Ch. 5.26. Nu. 32.33. q ch. 2.36.
13And rthe rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
r Nu. 32.29. Jos. 13.29-31.
14sJair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the *coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.
*coasts-regions.
s 1Ch. 2.22. Nu. 32.41,42. Jos. 13.13. 2Sa. 10.6.
15And tI gave Gilead unto Machir.
t Nu. 32.39,40. Jos. 13.29-31; 17.5.
16And uunto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the vriver Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
u Nu. 32.33-38. 2Sa. 24.5. v Ge. 32.22. Nu. 21.24. Jos. 12.2.
17The wplain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof , from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, 2under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.
2Or, under the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill, Nu. 20.20. Jos. 12.3; 13.20.
w Nu. 34.11,12. Ge. 13.10,11; 14.3. ch. 4.49; 33.23; 34.1.
18¶And xI commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over yarmed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are 3*meet for the war.
3Heb. sons of power.
*meet-fit, suitable.
x Nu. 32.20-24. Jos. 1.12-18; 4.12,13; 22.1-10. y Nu. 32.21.
19But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for zI know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
z Nu. 32.1,4.
20Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye areturn every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
a Jos. 22.4. Nu. 32.22.
21¶And bI commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms *whither thou passest.
*whither-where.
b Nu. 27.18-23. Ps. 9.10. 1Sa. 17.36,37. 2Ti. 4.17,18. 2Co. 12.8,9. Phi. 4.6.
22Ye cshall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
c ch. 1.30. Nu. 21.34. 2Ch. 13.12. Is. 63.1. Re. 19.11,12. Ps. 18.28-40; 118.9-14. Ex. 14.14.
23And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
24O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy dgreatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
d ch. 11.2. Ex. 15.11. Ps. 35.10; 86.8; 147.5; 92.5; 89.8; 145.4. Ex. 18.11. Je. 10.6; 32.18,19. 2Sa. 7.22.
25I pray thee, let me go over, and see ethe good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and fLebanon.
e Eze. 20.6. Ex. 3.8. ch. 11.11,12; 8.7-9. f Jos. 1.4.
26But the LORD gwas *wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, hLet it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
*wroth-angry.
g Nu. 20.12; 27.14. Ps. 78.21,59; 106.32,33. ch. 1.37; 4.21. h 2Co. 12.8,9. He. 13.5.
27Get ithee up into the top of 4Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
4Or, The hill.
i Nu. 27.12,13. ch. 34.1-4; 4.21,22.
28But jcharge Joshua, and kencourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
j Nu. 27.18,23. ch. 31.23; 1.38. v.21. Jn. 1.17. He. 7.18,19; 10.1. Ga. 3.13,14. k ch. 31.7.
29So we abode in the lvalley over against Beth-peor.
l Nu. 22.1; 25.1; 33.48,49. ch. 34.1,6; 4.46.