BibleWord.ai› Bible› Deuteronomy› Chapter 2› Verse 37

Deuteronomy 2:37

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:37 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “only 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

only 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.
Deuteronomy 2:37 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
← Deuteronomy 2:36Deuteronomy 3:1 →
← Full Chapter 2 Deuteronomy Overview

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 unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, etc.] Which was then in their possession; otherwise what Sihon had took away from them, that the children of Israel came into and enjoyed, as before observed, (<050219>Deuteronomy 2:19) nor unto any place of the river Jabbok; any town or city situated on this river, which was the border of the children of Ammon, (<050316>Deuteronomy 3:16), (See Gill on “<013222>Genesis 32:22”), nor unto the cities in the mountains; much less did they penetrate into the innermost parts of their country, the mountainous part thereof, and the cities there: nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us: whether in Edom, Moab, or Ammon, particularly…”
Read attributed excerpt →
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Of Jabbok - That is, beyond Jabbok: for that was the border of the Ammomites. Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 3”
Read attributed excerpt →
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“2:37 Like the Moabites, the Ammonites were related to Israel and were thus to be left undisturbed (cp. 2:9). • The Jabbok River, a great tributary of the Jordan River, marked the border between Gilead to the north and the Amorite kingdom of Sihon to the south. The Ammonites lived east and south of the Jabbok (2:19). It was somewhere at the Jabbok that Jacob wrestled with the stranger at night (Gen 32:22-32).”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“unto the land: Deu 2:5, Deu 2:9, Deu 2:19, Deu 3:16; Jdg 11:15 Jabbok: Gen 32:22; Num 21:24; Jos 12:2 Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 3”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Deuteronomy 2 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification