Deuteronomy 3:8-17 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

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 3:8

And we took at that time out of the hands of the two kings of the Amorites ,.... Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan: the land that was on this side Jordan ; where Moses then was, being in the plains of Moab, and was the country beyond Jordan, with respect to the land of Canaan, and when in that: from the river of Arnon unto Mount Hermon ; Arnon was a river which divided Moab and the Amorites, Numbers 22:13 and Hermon was a mountain of Gilead, which ended where Lebanon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:9

Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion ,.... Which name it has in Psalm 29:6 a name the inhabitants of Sidon gave it, but for what reason it is not easy to say; however, that it was well known to Tyre and Sidon, appears from snow in summer time being brought to the former, as will be hereafter observed: and the Amorites call it Shenir ; in whose possession it was last. Bochart F11 Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 3. c. 14. col. 865. thinks it had its name from the multitude of wild cats in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:10

All the cities of the plain ,.... There was a plain by Medeba, and Heshbon and her cities were in a plain, with some others given to the tribe of Reuben, Joshua 13:16 . and all Gilead ; Mount Gilead, and the cities belonging to it, a very fruitful country, half of which fell to the share of the Reubenites, and the rest to the half tribe of Manasseh: and all Bashan ; of which Og was king, called Batanea, a very fertile country, as before observed: unto Salcah and Edrei, cities of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:11

For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants ,.... The meaning seems to be, either that he was the only one that was left of the race of the giants the Ammonites found when they took possession of this country, Deuteronomy 2:20 or that was left when the Amorites took it from the Ammonites; and who having by some means or other ingratiated himself into their affections, because of his stature, strength, and courage, and other qualifications they might discern in him, made... 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:11

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

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

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

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

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