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Deuteronomy 2:35

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.
Deuteronomy 2:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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:
37only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade 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
“Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, etc.] These they did not destroy, but preserved alive for their own use and profit, and took them as their own property: and the spoil of the cities which we took; as household goods, gold, silver, and whatever valuable was found by them; this they took as plunder, and shared it among themselves.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 20:14; Num 31:9-11; Jos 8:27 Deuteronomy 2:36”
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