E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 3:5
cities. See note on Deuteronomy 3:4 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 3:6
destroyed . . . destroying = devoted to destruction. Hebrew. haram . Compare Deuteronomy 7:2 . men. Hebrew. methim = adult males. App-14 . women. Some codices, with The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and the women". read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 3:7
spoil. For laws regulating this, see Numbers 31:0 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 3:8
on this side = across, a neutral term. See note on Deuteronomy 1:1 . unto. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and (or even) unto". Hermon = high mountain. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:1
Chapter three is a continuation of Moses' historical prologue, which is the principle feature of his first address. The slaughter of Og king of Bashan and his people is recounted, along with an interesting comment on the size of Og's bed. The territories of the two defeated kings were distributed among the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and Moses specifically reminded the tribes settling east of the Jordan that they were solemnly obligated to give themselves unreservedly... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:5
"All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many. And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves. And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 3:4
Ver. 4. All the region of Argob— In the Hebrew, all the line, or cord, such as lands were measured by: an allusion frequent in the Holy Scriptures, Amos 7:17. Micah 2:5.Psalms 16:6; Psalms 16:6. Argob was a small province, lying between Jordan and the mountains of Gilead, a little above the sea of Tiberias; which region was afterwards called Trachonitis. See ver. 13, 14, 15. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 3:8
Ver. 8. That was on this side Jordan— That is, &c. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 3:1
1. we turned, and went up the way to Bashan—Bashan ("fruitful" or "flat"), now El-Bottein, lay situated to the north of Gilead and extended as far as Hermon. It was a rugged mountainous country, valuable however for its rich and luxuriant pastures. Og the king of Bashan came out against us—Without provocation, he rushed to attack the Israelites, either disliking the presence of such dangerous neighbors, or burning to avenge the overthrow of his friends and allies. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 3:4
threescore cities. They can all be seen, and counted today. (See Dr. Porter's Giant Cities of Bashan .) region. Hebrew = "cord". Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for the region marked out by it. Argob. Compare 1 Kings 4:13 .Psalms 136:18-22 read more