Deuteronomy 3:12-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20

Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12

And this land, which we possessed at that time ,.... Or took possession of, having conquered it; for it still remained in their possession: from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon : on the borders of Moab, from thence as far as Gilead was the land which was taken from Sihon king of Heshbon, Deuteronomy 2:36 . and half Mount Gilead, and the cities thereof : which were taken from Og king of Bashan, Deuteronomy 3:10 . gave I unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites ; at their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:13

And the rest of Gilead ,.... The other half of the mount, with the cities belonging to it: and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh ; see Numbers 32:33 . all the region of Argob, with all Bashan ; the region of Trachonitis, in Bashan; see Deuteronomy 3:4 , which was called the land of giants ; or of Rephaim; this Jarchi says is the country of the Rephaim given to Abraham, Genesis 15:20 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob ,.... Or Trachonitis; the small towns belonging to Gilead, as in Numbers 32:41 . unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi ; these were little kingdoms in Syria, on which the country of Argob bordered, and had kings over them in the time of David, and came not into the possession of the Israelites; see Joshua 13:13 . and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day ; see Numbers 32:41 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:15

And I gave Gilead unto Machir. The son of Manasseh; not to him personally, who cannot be thought to have been living at this time, but to his posterity, to the Machirites; see Numbers 32:40 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:14

Bashan-havoth-jair - Bashan of the cities of Jair; see Numbers 32:41 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:12

Verse 12 12.And this land, which we possessed at that time. In this passage Moses confirms his decision, that the possession of the country beyond Jordan should be insured to the Reubenites and Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh. For, since it had fallen to them exceptionally, the matter might be brought into controversy with posterity. Lest, then, any should disturb them, he again declares that they were the rightful possessors of that district. Moreover, inasmuch as the very gift of it... 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

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