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Deuteronomy 2:24-26
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 2:24-26
New English Translation
24 “Get up, make your way across Wadi Arnon. Look, I have already delivered over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,[a] and his land. Go ahead—take it! Engage him in war! 25 This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth[b] with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”[c]
Defeat of Sihon, King of Heshbon
26 Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth[d] wilderness to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:
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- Deuteronomy 2:24 sn Heshbon is the name of a prominent site (now Tel Hesbān, about 7.5 mi [12 km] south southwest of Amman, Jordan). Sihon made it his capital after having driven Moab from the area and forced them south to the Arnon (Num 21:26-30). Heshbon is also mentioned in Deut 1:4.
- Deuteronomy 2:25 tn Heb “under heaven” (so NIV, NRSV).
- Deuteronomy 2:25 tn Heb “from before you.”
- Deuteronomy 2:26 sn Kedemoth. This is probably Aleiyan, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Arnon and between Dibon and Mattanah.
Deuteronomy 2:24-26
New International Version
Deuteronomy 2:24-26
New International Version
Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon
24 “Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge.(A) See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite,(B) king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage(C) him in battle. 25 This very day I will begin to put the terror(D) and fear(E) of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble(F) and be in anguish because of you.”
26 From the Desert of Kedemoth(G) I sent messengers to Sihon(H) king of Heshbon offering peace(I) and saying,
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