You 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moreover 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.
- KJV Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
- NKJV “Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, And divided them into districts. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, The land of the king of Heshbon, And the land of Og king of Bashan.
- NASB “You also gave them kingdoms and peoples, And allotted them to them as a boundary. They took possession of the land of Sihon the king of Heshbon And the land of Og the king of Bashan.
- NLT “Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.
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Quick answer
God gave them kingdoms and lands, including those of Sihon and Og. It matters because it shows God fulfilling his promise to give Israel the land.
Overview
The prayer recalls the conquest of the Transjordan kingdoms of Sihon and Og, the first installments of the promised inheritance. God actively gave victory and territory to his people. These triumphs displayed God's faithfulness to his covenant, pointing to the inheritance secured for believers in Christ (1 Peter 1:4).
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 21:21–35Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Deut 2:26–36So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Deut 32:26I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
- Deut 3:1–17Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
- Josh 11:23So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
- Josh 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
- Ps 136:17–22He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
- Ps 105:44He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
- Ps 135:10–12He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Ps 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
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