“aThen we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og, king of Bashan, came out 1with all his people to meet us in battle at Edrei.Lit he andNum 21:33-35 2 But the LORD said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have handed him and all his people and his land over to you; and you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.’ 3 So the LORD our God also handed over to us Og, king of Bashan, with all his people, and we struck 1them until no survivor was 2left.Lit himLit left to him 4 We captured all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of aArgob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.Deut 3:13, 14; 1 Kin 4:13 5 All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many 1unwalled towns.Or rural 6 We 1utterly destroyed them, as we did to aSihon king of Heshbon, 2butterly destroying 3the men, women, and children of every city.Or put them under the banOr putting under the banLit every city of men...Deut 1:4Deut 2:34 7 aBut all the animals and the spoils of the cities we took as our plunder.Deut 2:35
8 “aSo at that time we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the 1Valley of Arnon to Mount HermonOr wadiNum 32:33; Josh 12:1-7; 13:8-12 9 (Sidonians acall Hermon bSirion, and the Amorites call it cSenir):Deut 4:48; Josh 11:17; Ps 42:6; 133:3Ps 29:61 Chr 5:23 10 all the cities of the plateau, all Gilead, and aall Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.Josh 13:11 11 (For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the aRephaim. Behold, his 1bed was a 2bed of iron; it is in bRabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits, and its width four cubits by 3the usual cubit.)Or couchLit by a man’s forearm; about 14 ft. long and 6 ft. wide or 4 m and 1.8 mGen 14:5; Deut 2:11, 202 Sam 11:1; 12:26; Jer 49:2
12 “So we took possession of this land at that time. From aAroer, which is by the 1Valley of Arnon, and half the hill country of bGilead and its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.Or wadiDeut 2:36Num 32:32-38; Josh 13:8-13 13 The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, all the region of Argob. (As to all Bashan, it is called the land of Rephaim. 14 aJair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, that is, Bashan, and named 1it after his own name: 2Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.)Lit themI.e., the towns of JairNum 32:41; 1 Chr 2:22 15 aTo Machir I gave Gilead.Num 32:39, 40 16 To the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave from Gilead even as far as the 1Valley of Arnon, the middle of the 2valley 3as a border, and as far as the 4river aJabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon;Or wadiLit andNum 21:24; Deut 2:37 17 the Arabah also, with the Jordan 1as a border, from 2aChinnereth beven as far as the sea of the Arabah, cthe Salt Sea, 3at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah on the east.Lit andI.e., the Sea of GalileeLit underNum 34:11; Josh 13:27Josh 12:3Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16
18 “Then I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘aThe LORD your God has given you this land to possess it; ball you 1valiant men shall cross over armed ahead of your brothers, the sons of Israel.Lit sons of valorJosh 1:13Num 32:20; Josh 4:12, 13 19 aHowever, your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have bmuch livestock) shall remain in your cities which I have given you,Josh 1:14Ex 12:38 20 auntil the LORD gives rest to your fellow countrymen as to you, and they also take possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. bThen you may return, each man to his possession which I have given you.’Josh 1:15Josh 22:4 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to these two kings; the LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross. 22 Do not fear them, for the LORD your God ais the One fighting for you.’Ex 14:14; Deut 1:30; 20:4; Neh 4:20
23 “I also pleaded with the LORD at that time, saying, 24 ‘Lord 1GOD, You have begun to show Your servant aYour greatness and Your strong hand; for what bgod is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours?Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORDDeut 11:2Ex 8:10; 15:11; 2 Sam 7:22; Ps 71:19; 86:8 25 Please let me cross over and see the agood land that is beyond the Jordan, 1that good hill country, and Lebanon.’Lit thisDeut 4:22 26 But athe LORD was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; instead, the LORD said to me, ‘1Enough! Do not speak to Me any more about this matter.Lit Much for youDeut 1:37 27 Go up to the top of aPisgah and raise your eyes to the west, the north, the south, and the east, and see it with your eyes; bfor you shall not cross over this Jordan.Num 23:14; 27:12Deut 1:37 28 aBut commission Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, bfor he shall go across 1leading this people, and he will give to them, as an inheritance, the land which you will see.’Lit before thisNum 27:18; Deut 31:3, 7, 8, 23Deut 1:38 29 So we remained in the valley opposite aBeth-peor.Num 25:1-3; Deut 4:46; 34:6