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Deuteronomy 2:37

in Deuteronomy 2

But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade us.

KJV

Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 2

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not - God gave them their commission; and those only were to be cut off, the cup of whose iniquity was full. Though the Moabites and Ammonites were thus spared, they requited good with evil, for they fought against the Israelites, and cast them out of their possessions, Jdg 11:4, Jdg 11:5; 2Ch 20:1, etc., and committed the most shocking cruelties; see Amo 1:

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 Awakening1 voice

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The words behind it

18 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.

  • רַ֛קonly

    rakH7535 →109 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • בְּנֵי־[the] people of

    benei-H1121 →4930 times

  • עַמּ֖וֹןAmmon

    amonH5983 →106 times

  • לֹ֣אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • קָרָ֑בְתָּyou drew near

    karavetaH7126 →280 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • יַ֞ד[the] side of

    yadH3027 →1618 times

  • נַ֤חַל[the] wadi of

    nachalH5158 →141 times

  • יַבֹּק֙Jabbok

    yabokH2999 →

  • וְעָרֵ֣יand [the] cities of

    veareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הָהָ֔רthe hill country

    haharH2022 →546 times

  • וְכֹ֥לand all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־that

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • צִוָּ֖הhe had commanded

    tzivahH6680 →494 times

  • יְהוָ֥הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our

    ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times

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

Related verses

11 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.

Genesis 32:22During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.6 worksDeuteronomy 3:16and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.5 worksNumbers 21:24And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.5 works2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.5 worksDeuteronomy 2:19But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”4 worksJoshua 12:2Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,3 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.2 worksDeuteronomy 2:9Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”2 worksJudges 11:15to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.2 worksHebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.2 worksJudges 11:13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”2 works

The walk

8 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

    Numbers 21:24

    And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 32:22

      During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • Amos 2:9

      Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and…

  • Through

    Genesis 32:22

    During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 3:16

      and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the…

    • 1 Timothy 5:8

      If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

    • Joshua 12:2

      Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of…

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 2:19

    But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 2:9

      Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants…

    • Judges 11:13–27

      The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore,…

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 3:16

    and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:24

      And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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