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Deuteronomy 3

Deuteronomy 3:4

The Defeat of Og · Deuteronomy 3:1–11
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Translations

Modern
At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Traditional
And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Literal
And we took all his cities at that time. There was not a city that we did not take from them—sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Latin
…vastantes cunctas civitates illius uno tempore. Non fuit oppidum, quod nos effugeret: sexaginta urbes, omnem regionem Argob regni Og in Basan.

Original

Hebrew
English
At that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Notes

Deuteronomy 3:4

Argob may be another name for Bashan. It may also refer to a specific area within Bashan that had many towns and people.

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Parallels

Numbers 21:31–35

People

Og: King of Bashan, defeated by Israel

Places

Argob: A region in Bashan, known for its fortified cities Bashan: Region east of the Jordan, known for its fertility

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Amorites Archaeology and the Bible Argob (Place) Ashtaroth, Ashterathite Bashan Deuteronomy, Book of Edrei Jabbok Manasseh, Tribe of Numbers, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Argob: A Region East of the Jordan River Canaan: Land of Conquest of, by the Israelites Israel: Defeat the King of Baasha Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To the Mountains of Abarim: Og Conquered Og: Defeated and Killed by Moses Reubenites: Have Their Inheritance East of the Jordan River