and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB And gave their land as an inheritance; for his loving kindness endures forever;
- KJV And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- NKJV And gave their land as a heritage, For His mercy endures forever;
- NASB And gave their land as an inheritance, For His faithfulness is everlasting,
- NLT God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance— His faithful love endures forever.
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Quick answer
God gave the conquered land as an inheritance, and His love endures forever.
Overview
The land taken from the defeated kings was granted to Israel as a gift of grace. This inheritance fulfilled the promise made to the patriarchs. The earthly land foreshadows the eternal inheritance Christ wins for all who belong to Him.
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Cross-references · 9
- Deut 3:12–17So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.
- Josh 13:1–21Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Num 32:33–42So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
- Ps 135:12He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.
- Ps 44:2–3With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
- Ps 78:55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Josh 12:1–7Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
- Ps 105:44He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
- Neh 9:22–24You 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.
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