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Deuteronomy 2:26

in Deuteronomy 2

So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

KJV

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

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This verse in Deuteronomy 2

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Kedemoth - literally, “Easternmost parts;” the name of a town afterward assigned to the Reubenites, and given out of that tribe to the Levites. Compare Jos 13:18; 1Ch 6:79.

This site's exposition

out of the wilderness of Kedemoth

on Deuteronomy 2:26-29

The embassy is the one at Numbers 21:21-23, told there in the third person and here by the man who sent it. Chapter 20:10 will make an offer of peace the required first move against a city, and this offer is that rule acted out before it is written down. Verse 29 argues from precedent, that Esau and Moab had already sold Israel food and water, which puts the transaction of verse 6 to work as a reference.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Moses herein did neither disobey God, who bade him contend with Sihon, nor dissemble with Sihon; but doubtless it was by divine direction that he did it, that Sihon might be left inexcusable, though God hardened his heart. This may illustrate the method of God's dealing with those to whom he gives his gospel, but does not give grace to believe it.
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth,.... A city in the tribe of Reuben, and given by them to the Levites in later times, having been taken from the Amorites with others; near this lay a wilderness, which took its name from it, and seems to be the same with Jeshimon, Num 21:

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Rise ye up . . . and pass over the river Arnon--At its mouth, this stream is eighty-two feet wide and four deep. It flows in a channel banked by perpendicular cliffs of sandstone.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וָאֶשְׁלַ֤חand I sent

    vaeshlachH7971 →845 times

  • מַלְאָכִים֙messengers

    malakhimH4397 →

  • מִמִּדְבַּ֣רfrom [the] wilderness of

    mimidbarH4057 →270 times

  • קְדֵמ֔וֹתKedemoth

    kedemotH6932 →

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • סִיח֖וֹןSihon

    sichonH5511 →37 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןHeshbon

    cheshbonH2809 →38 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֥יwords of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • שָׁל֖וֹםpeace

    shalomH7965 →236 times

  • לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Luke 10:10–12But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,3 worksJoshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,3 worksLuke 10:5–6Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’3 works1 Kings 4:19Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.3 worksDeuteronomy 1:4This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.3 worksJudges 11:12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”3 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 20:10–11When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.2 worksJoshua 21:37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.2 worksMatthew 10:12–15As you enter the home, greet its occupants.2 worksEsther 9:30And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,1 works

The walk

3 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Joshua 13:18

    Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:23

      But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

    • 1 Chronicles 6:78–79

      From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

    • Joshua 21:36–37

      From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 2 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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