This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth.
Parallel translations
- WEB after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived 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:
- BSB This 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.
- NKJV after he had killed Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei.
- NASB after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.
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Quick answer
This recalls that Moses spoke after God gave victory over the kings Sihon and Og. These recent triumphs proved God's power and encouraged Israel to trust Him for the conquest ahead.
Overview
The defeat of Sihon of Heshbon and Og of Bashan, recounted in Numbers 21, gave Israel its first taste of the conquest east of the Jordan. Mentioning these victories at the book's outset grounds Moses' coming exhortations in concrete evidence of God's faithfulness. The God who already overthrew mighty kings can be trusted to give the land, a pattern of remembering past deliverance to fuel present faith that runs throughout Scripture and culminates in the cross.
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 21:21–35Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Josh 12:2–6Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
- Josh 13:10–12and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
- Deut 2:26I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- Neh 9:22Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
- Ps 135:11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
- Ps 136:19–20Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever;
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