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Deuteronomy 2:33

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
Deuteronomy 2:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.
31And Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz.
33And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
34And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:
35only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.
36From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and [from] the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord our God delivered him before us, etc.] With their lands: and we smote him and his sons, and all his people; with the edge of the sword; slew them all: the Cetib or textual reading is “his son”, though the Keri or margin is “his sons”, which we follow. So Jarchi observes, it is written “his son”, because he had a son mighty as himself, he says.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Deu 3:2, Deu 3:3, Deu 7:2, Deu 20:16; Gen 14:20; Jos 21:44; Jdg 1:4, Jdg 7:2 we smote: Deu 29:7, Deu 29:8; Num 21:24; Jos 10:30-42 Deuteronomy 2:34”
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