Deuteronomy 1:4
in Deuteronomy 1This 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.
KJV
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 1
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Astaroth - On this place compare Gen 14:5 and note. In Edrei - These words should, to render the sense clear, come next after “slain.” The battle in which Sihon and Og were defeated took place at Edrei.
This site's exposition
In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month
on Deuteronomy 1:3-5
The speaking is dated to the fortieth year, after Sihon and Og have fallen at Numbers 21:21-35. Albert Barnes reads "began to explain this law" as expounding a law already given.
This site's exposition
defeated Sihon king of the Amorites
The two kings are named, Sihon at Heshbon and Og at Ashtaroth, which Jamieson, Fausset and Brown connect with Astarte, the goddess of the Syrians. Albert Barnes reads the clause so that Edrei names the battlefield where Og fell. These victories are the fresh evidence the speaker can point to.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon,....
The time was near the end of the fortieth year since they came out of Egypt. So long God had borne their manners, and they had borne their own iniquity ( Num. xiv. 34 ), and now that a new and more pleasant scene was to be introduced, as a token for good, Moses repeats the law to them.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Ashtaroth--the royal residence of Og, so called from Astarte ("the moon"), the tutelary goddess of the Syrians. Og was slain at Edrei--now Edhra, the ruins of which are fourteen miles in circumference [BURCKHARDT]; its general breadth is about two leagues.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
in the fortieth year . . . Moses spake unto the children of Israel, &c.--This impressive discourse, in which Moses reviewed all that God had done for His people, was delivered about a month before his death, and after peace and tranquillity had been restored by the complete conquest of Sihon and Og.
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The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הַכֹּת֗וֹ | hakoto | had defeated he | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| סִיחֹן֙ | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | 37 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י | haemori | the Amorite[s] | H567 → | 87 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֖ב | yoshev | [was] dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | becheshbon | in Heshbon | H2809 → | 38 times |
| וְאֵ֗ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ע֚וֹג | og | Og | H5747 → | 22 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַבָּשָׁ֔ן | habashan | <the> Bashan | H1316 → | 60 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֥ב | yoshev | [was] dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖ת | beashtarot | in Ashtaroth | H6252 → | |
| בְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃ | beedrei | in Edrei | H154 → | 8 times |
אַחֲרֵ֣יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הַכֹּת֗וֹhad defeated he
hakotoH5221 →499 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
סִיחֹן֙Sihon
sichonH5511 →37 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amorite[s]
haemoriH567 →87 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב[was] dwelling
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןin Heshbon
becheshbonH2809 →38 times
וְאֵ֗תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
ע֚וֹגOg
ogH5747 →22 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַבָּשָׁ֔ן<the> Bashan
habashanH1316 →60 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יוֹשֵׁ֥ב[was] dwelling
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תin Ashtaroth
beashtarotH6252 →
בְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃in Edrei
beedreiH154 →8 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
Nehemiah 9:22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
it leads to
- Numbers 21:21–35
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Psalms 78:65
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Psalms 136:17–22
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
- Deuteronomy 2:26–36
So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Psalms 135:10–12
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Numbers 21:21–35
Through
Deuteronomy 2:26So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
it leads to
- Luke 10:5–6
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
- Joshua 13:18
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Luke 10:10–12
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
- Luke 10:5–6
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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 (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.