And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land; whom he destroyed.
- KJV And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
- NKJV And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them.
- NASB And the Lord will do to them just as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when He destroyed them.
- NLT “The Lord will destroy the nations living in the land, just as he destroyed Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites.
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Quick answer
God will defeat the Canaanite kings as he did Sihon and Og. Past victories assure future triumph through God's power.
Overview
Moses points back to the defeats of Sihon and Og as a pledge that God will likewise overthrow the kings of Canaan. Remembered victories build faith for the battles ahead. This pattern of God's proven faithfulness grounding present confidence encourages believers to trust the God who has already triumphed decisively in Christ over every foe.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 2:33And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army.
- Num 21:24–35And 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.
- Deut 7:16You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
- Deut 3:3–11So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left.
- Exod 23:28–31I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
- Deut 3:21And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
- Deut 7:2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
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