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Deuteronomy 3:1-29
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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:1-11Deuteronomy 3:1-11 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryOg was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon, and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so was hardened to his destruction. Those not awakened by the judgments of God on…Sihon and Og Subdued. (b. c. 1451.)Deuteronomy 3:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSIHON AND OG SUBDUED. (B. C. 1451.) We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rath…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-11Deuteronomy 3:1-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryCONQUEST OF OG, KING OF BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by the Moabites and the Edomites from the giant aborigines; and Og, who was of the same giant race, ruled over the nort…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1Deuteronomy 3:1 · The Pulpit Commentary(Cf. Numbers 21:33 ) We turned—i.e. took a new route—and went up ( וַנַּעַל, and we ascended). As Bashan was an upland region, they are very properly said to have gone up. Edrei, hod. Draa, with Roman and Arabian ruins,…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-20Deuteronomy 3:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentarySelf-propagating conquest. There is solid truth in the French proverb: "It is the first step that costs." An untried course makes large demands on a man's thought, self-watchfullness, and energy; but when habit is acqui…The Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-12Deuteronomy 3:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe conquest of Og. Og, King of Bashan, was a yet more formidable adversary than Sihon. We read with wonder of that extraordinary territory over which he ruled, the region of Argob, with its sixty cities built of black…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:1-11Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon, and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so was hardened to his destruction. Those not awakened by the judgments of God on…Matthew HenrycommentarySihon and Og Subdued. (b. c. 1451.)SIHON AND OG SUBDUED. (B. C. 1451.) We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rath…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-20Self-propagating conquest. There is solid truth in the French proverb: "It is the first step that costs." An untried course makes large demands on a man's thought, self-watchfullness, and energy; but when habit is acqui…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-17The destruction of Og, King of Bashan. We have here an account of another conquest, for which the victory over Sihon, King of the Amorites, prepared the people. Bashan was "called the land of the giants" (Deuteronomy 3:…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-11CONQUEST OF OG, KING OF BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by the Moabites and the Edomites from the giant aborigines; and Og, who was of the same giant race, ruled over the nort…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1(Cf. Numbers 21:33 ) We turned—i.e. took a new route—and went up ( וַנַּעַל, and we ascended). As Bashan was an upland region, they are very properly said to have gone up. Edrei, hod. Draa, with Roman and Arabian ruins,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-12The conquest of Og. Og, King of Bashan, was a yet more formidable adversary than Sihon. We read with wonder of that extraordinary territory over which he ruled, the region of Argob, with its sixty cities built of black…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:2(Cf. Numbers 21:31, etc.)Joseph S. Exell and contributors