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Deuteronomy 29:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 29:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
Deuteronomy 29:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
5And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxed old upon thy foot.
6Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.
7And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:
8and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites.
9Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
10Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
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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 when ye came unto this place, etc.] The borders of Moab, the wilderness before it, to which joined the plains they were now in; (see <042113> Numbers 21:13,20 <050226>Deuteronomy 2:26); Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle; not together, but one after the other, and that very quickly; as soon almost as they had fought with the one, and conquered him, the other came out against them: and we smote them; killed them and their armies, and the inhabitants of their countries; the history of which see in (<042123>Numbers 21:23-35).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“29:7 King Sihon of Heshbon, ruler of the Amorites, had controlled an area from the Arnon River to the Ammonite border. See Num 21:31-35. • Heshbon: See Deut 1:4; 2:24. • King Og of Bashan had ruled an Amorite kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee (see 3:1).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 2:24-37, 3:1-17; Num 21:21-35, Num 32:33-42; Psa 135:10-12, Psa 136:17-22 Deuteronomy 29:8”
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