Deuteronomy 3:1-2 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rather because in these Israel's triumphs began, Ps. 135:11; 136:19, 20. See, I. How they got the mastery of Og, a very formidable prince, 1. Very strong, for he was of the remnant of the giants (Deut. 3:11); his personal strength was extraordinary, a monument of which was preserved by the Ammonites in his bedstead,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan ,.... Which seems to have been higher than the kingdom of Sihon: this was a fine country for pasturage, for the breeding of cattle, larger and lesser, and was famous for its oaks: it is the same country which in Josephus and others goes by the name of Batanea: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us ; got his forces together, and came out from Ashteroth, the royal city where he dwelt: he and all his people, to battle at Edrei ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

And the Lord said unto me ,.... When Og was marching with all his forces against Israel: fear him not , &c; See Gill on Numbers 21:34 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

(Cf. Numbers 21:33 ) We turned — i . e . took a new route— and went up ( וַנַּעַל , and we ascended). As Bashan was an upland region, they are very properly said to have gone up. Edrei , hod . Draa, with Roman and Arabian ruins, nearly three miles in circumference, but without inhabitants; not the same as the Edrei of Deuteronomy 3:10 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

EXPOSITION CONQUEST OF OG , KING OF BASHAN . The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by the Moabites and the Edomites from the giant aborigines; and Og, who was of the same giant race, ruled over the northern half of the region of Gilead and over all Bashan. This district also God purposed Israel to possess; and therefore, before crossing the Jordan , a diversion was made north. wards by the Israelites, for the purpose of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-12

The conquest of Og. Og, King of Bashan, was a yet more formidable adversary than Sihon. We read with wonder of that extraordinary territory over which he ruled, the region of Argob, with its sixty cities built of black stone, hard as iron, and perched amidst the masses of basaltic rock, which are the characteristic feature of the district, and which formed an apparently impregnable barrier against assault. The suddenness, completeness, and decisiveness of the conquest of this region,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-17

The destruction of Og, King of Bashan. We have here an account of another conquest, for which the victory over Sihon, King of the Amorites, prepared the people. Bashan was "called the land of the giants" ( Deuteronomy 3:13 ), and Og, the king, was manifestly the greatest of the giants—hence the particulars about his bedstead, as being nine cubits long and four broad ( Deuteronomy 3:11 ). In a rude age and country , force was the recognized ruler, and the biggest man in consequence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-20

Self-propagating conquest. There is solid truth in the French proverb: "It is the first step that costs." An untried course makes large demands on a man's thought, self-watchfullness, and energy; but when habit is acquired, the machinery of the soul works with smooth facility. Enterprises which are most arduous at the first, become by repetition as simple as a natural instinct. I. CONQUEST INDUCES NEW ENERGY . The joy of conquest is a spur to fresh endeavor. The appetite for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

(Cf. Numbers 21:31 , etc.) read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 3:1

Deuteronomy 3:1. Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us As a further encouragement to the Israelites to confide in the power and faithfulness of God, Moses proceeds to remind them of the wonderful success they had had against Og, who appears to have been the first aggressor, Numbers 21:33. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 3:1

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