King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 3:1 Mean?
“Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.”
Context
1
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
2
And the LORD said unto me, Fear 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 Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
3
So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersIII.
(1) **Then.**—In the Hebrew, a simple *And. *The history of this movement is given in Numbers 21:32-33. For *Edrei, *see Numbers 21:33, from which this whole verse is repeated.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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