Context 20(It is also regarded as the land of the Rephaim, for Rephaim formerly lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin, 21a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim, but the LORD destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place, 22just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. 23And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.) 24Arise, set out, and pass through the valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and contend with him in battle. 25This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you. 26So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 27Let me pass through your land, I will travel only on the highway; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left. 28You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot, 29just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God is giving to us. 30But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to deliver him into your hand, as he is today. 31The LORD said to me, See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land. 32Then Sihon with all his people came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz. 33The LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him with his sons and all his people. 34So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor. 35We took only the animals as our booty and the spoil of the cities which we had captured. 36From Aroer which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the LORD our God delivered all over to us. 37Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us. Parallel Verses American Standard Version(That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, Douay-Rheims Bible It was accounted a land of giants: and giants formerly dwelt in it, whom the Ammonites call Zomzommims, Darby Bible Translation (That also is reckoned a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in time past, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim; English Revised Version (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim; Webster's Bible Translation (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt in it in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims; World English Bible (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim lived therein before; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, Young's Literal Translation 'A land of Rephaim it is reckoned, even it; Rephaim dwelt in it formerly, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim; Library A Great Part of South Judea Cut Off under the Second Temple. Jewish Idumean. The Talmudic girdle ends, as you see, in "Kadesh, Barnea, and Ascalon." Hence it cannot but be observed, that these two places are placed, as it were, in parallel; and whatsoever space lies between Ascalon and the river of Egypt, is excluded,--to wit, fifty-four miles. And one might, indeed, almost see some footsteps of that exclusion under the first Temple, in that very common expression, "From Dan even to Beer-sheba." This country, that was excluded, was something barren. The Talmudists speak thus … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The New Leaders Commission The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt The Section Chap. I. -iii. Deuteronomy Links Deuteronomy 2:20 NIV • Deuteronomy 2:20 NLT • Deuteronomy 2:20 ESV • Deuteronomy 2:20 NASB • Deuteronomy 2:20 KJV • Deuteronomy 2:20 Bible Apps • Deuteronomy 2:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |