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God handed him over to us, and we crushed
him, his sons, and all his people. 34 We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed*
everyone—men, women, and children. Not
a single person was spared. 35 We took all the
livestock as plunder for ourselves, along with
anything of value from the towns we ransacked.
36 “The Lord our God also helped us conquer
Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the
town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as
Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us.
37 However, we avoided the land of the Ammonites all along the Jabbok River and the towns in
the hill country—all the places the Lord our God
had commanded us to leave alone.
— promises —
from God
“If you search for him with
all your heart and soul,
you will find him.”
D E U T E R O N O M Y 4:2 9
Victory over Og of Bashan
“Next we turned and headed for the land of
Bashan, where King Og and his entire army
attacked us at Edrei. 2 But the Lord told me, ‘Do
not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory
over Og and his entire army, and I will give you
all his land. Treat him just as you treated King
Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.’
3 “So the Lord our God handed King Og and
all his people over to us, and we killed them all.
Not a single person survived. 4 We conquered
all sixty of his towns—the entire Argob region
in his kingdom of Bashan. Not a single town
escaped our conquest. 5 These towns were all
fortified with high walls and barred gates. We
also took many unwalled villages at the same
time. 6 We completely destroyed* the kingdom
of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in
every town we conquered—men, women, and
children alike. 7 But we kept all the livestock for
ourselves and took plunder from all the towns.
8 “So we took the land of the two Amorite
kings east of the Jordan River—all the way from
the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon. 9 (Mount
Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians, and
the Amorites call it Senir.) 10 We had now conquered all the cities on the plateau and all Gilead and Bashan, as far as the towns of Salecah
and Edrei, which were part of Og’s kingdom in
Bashan. 11 (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made
of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and
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six feet wide.* It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
Land Division East of the Jordan
12 “When we took possession of this land,
I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge,
plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its
towns. 13 Then I gave the rest of Gilead and all
of Bashan—Og’s former kingdom—to the halftribe of Manasseh. (This entire Argob region of
Bashan used to be known as the land of the
Rephaites. 14 Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in
Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region
after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair,* as
it is still known today.) 15 I gave Gilead to the
clan of Makir. 16 But I also gave part of Gilead to
the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The area I gave
them extended from the middle of the Arnon
Gorge in the south to the Jabbok River on the
Ammonite frontier. 17 They also received the
Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea,* with the Jordan
River serving as the western boundary. To the
east were the slopes of Pisgah.
18 “At that time I gave this command to the
tribes that would live east of the Jordan: ‘Although the Lord your God has given you this
land as your property, all your fighting men
must cross the Jordan ahead of your Israelite
relatives, armed and ready to assist them. 19 Your
wives, children, and numerous livestock, however, may stay behind in the towns I have given
you. 20 When the Lord has given security to the
rest of the Israelites, as he has to you, and when
they occupy the land the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan River, then you may
all return here to the land I have given you.’
Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land
21 “At that time I gave Joshua this charge: ‘You
have seen for yourself everything the Lord your
God has done to these two kings. He will do
the same to all the kingdoms on the west side
of the Jordan. 22 Do not be afraid of the nations
there, for the Lord your God will fight for you.’
23 “At that time I pleaded with the Lord and
said, 24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun
to show your greatness and the strength of your
hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in
heaven or on earth who can perform such great
and mighty deeds as you do? 25 Please let me
cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on
2:34 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete
consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by
destroying them or by giving them as an offering. 3:6 The
Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration
of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them
or by giving them as an offering; also in 3:6b. 3:11 Hebrew
9 cubits [4.1 meters] long and 4 cubits [1.8 meters] wide.
3:14 Hebrew Havvoth-jair. 3:17 Hebrew from Kinnereth to
the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea.