Deuteronomy 2:36
in Deuteronomy 2From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us:
KJV
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 2
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon - Aroer stood on the north bank of the river, and was assigned Jos 13:9, Jos 13:16 to the tribe of Reuben, of which it formed the most southerly city. The valley of the Arnon is here deep, and the descent to it abrupt. In Roman times it was spanned by a viaduct, the ruins of which still remain, and which was probably built on the lines of the original structure of Mesha 2Ki 3:5. Aroer here must not be confounded with “Aroer, which is before Rabbah” Jos 13:
This site's exposition
From Aroer, which is by the brink
on Deuteronomy 2:36-37
The victory and the restraint are reported in one breath, not one city too strong from Aroer to Gilead, and nothing whatever taken from Ammon. Numbers 21:24 gives a different reason for the Ammonite line holding, that the border of the children of Ammon was strong, where verse 37 says the Lord our God forbad us; both accounts stand in the canon, and it is the chapter claiming no city was too strong that gives the second reason. The land taken here is what Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh will ask for at Numbers 32.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Most of them were born, and had lived all their days, in a vast howling wilderness, where they knew not what either fields or cities were, had no houses to dwell in, and neither sowed nor reaped; and now of a sudden to become masters of a country so well built, so well husbanded, this made them amends for their long waiting, and yet it was but the earnest of a great deal more.
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river Arnon.... Upon the border of Moab, and the principal city of it; see Jer 48:19. and from the city that is by the river; or even the city that is in the midst of the river, the city Aroer, which seems to be meant; see Jos 12:
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
From Aroer - by the brink of the river of Arnon - See on Num 21:13 (note), etc.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡ר | mearoer | from Aroer | H6177 → | 16 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׂפַת־ | sefat- | [the] edge of | H8193 → | 176 times |
| נַ֨חַל | nachal | [the] wadi of | H5158 → | 141 times |
| אַרְנֹ֜ן | ʾarnon | Arnon | H769 → | 25 times |
| וְהָעִ֨יר | vehair | and the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּנַּ֙חַל֙ | banachal | [is] in the wadi | H5158 → | 141 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הַגִּלְעָ֔ד | hagilad | <the> Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הָֽיְתָה֙ | hayetah | it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| קִרְיָ֔ה | kiryah | a town | H7151 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׂגְבָ֖ה | sagevah | it was [too] high | H7682 → | |
| מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mimenu | for us | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֹּ֕ל | hakol | <the> every one | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| נָתַ֛ן | natan | he delivered up | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְפָנֵֽינוּ׃ | lefaneinu | <to> before us | H6440 → | 2123 times |
מֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רfrom Aroer
mearoerH6177 →16 times
אֲשֶׁר֩which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׂפַת־[the] edge of
sefat-H8193 →176 times
נַ֨חַל[the] wadi of
nachalH5158 →141 times
אַרְנֹ֜ןArnon
ʾarnonH769 →25 times
וְהָעִ֨ירand the city
vehairH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בַּנַּ֙חַל֙[is] in the wadi
banachalH5158 →141 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
הַגִּלְעָ֔ד<the> Gilead
hagiladH1568 →134 times
לֹ֤אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
הָֽיְתָה֙it was
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
קִרְיָ֔הa town
kiryahH7151 →
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
שָׂגְבָ֖הit was [too] high
sagevahH7682 →
מִמֶּ֑נּוּfor us
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֹּ֕ל<the> every one
hakolH3605 →5413 times
נָתַ֛ןhe delivered up
natanH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
לְפָנֵֽינוּ׃<to> before us
lefaneinuH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:7–8
The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
- Deuteronomy 8:17–18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Joshua 24:12
I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
- Deuteronomy 7:7–8
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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 (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.