Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
Parallel translations
- WEB Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
- BSB Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
- NKJV Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan—
- NASB Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan;
- NLT Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
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Quick answer
Sihon, Og, and all the kingdoms of Canaan fell before Yahweh, naming specific victories of the conquest.
Overview
By naming Sihon, Og, and the Canaanite kingdoms, the psalmist roots Israel's praise in concrete historical deliverance rather than vague memory. These defeated kings were proof that God keeps His covenant promises to give His people their inheritance. Such faithfulness assures believers that the God who fulfilled His word to Israel will fulfill every promise in Christ.
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Cross-references · 6
- Josh 12:7–24And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
- Neh 9:22Moreover 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.
- Deut 29:7And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
- Num 21:21–35And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Deut 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
- Josh 10:1–12Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
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