“1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of
Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 2
And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all
his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as
thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 3 So
the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan,
and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him
remaining. 4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a
city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of
Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 5 All these cities [were] fenced
with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. 6
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,
utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 7 But
all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to
ourselves. 8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings
of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river
of Arnon unto mount Hermon; 9 ([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion;
and the Amorites call it Shenir;) 10 All the cities of the plain, and
all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the
kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the
remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead [was] a bedstead of iron; [is]
it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits [was] the length
thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.”
“12 And this land, [which] we possessed at that time, from Aroer,
which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities
thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 13 And the rest
of Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the
half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which
was called the land of giants. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the
country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called
them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day. 15 And I gave
Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I
gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the
border even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children
of Ammon; 17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof], from
Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, under
Ashdothpisgah eastward. 18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The
LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over
armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet
for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle,
([for] I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities
which I have given you; 20 Until the LORD have given rest unto your
brethren, as well as unto you, and [until] they also possess the land
which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and [then] shall
ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.”
“21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen
all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the
LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 22 Ye shall not fear
them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you. 23 And I besought
the LORD at that time, saying, 24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew
thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God [is there]
in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according
to thy might? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that
[is] beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 26 But the LORD
was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD
said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold [it] with thine
eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Joshua, and
encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this
people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt
see. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.” (Deuteronomy
3:1-29 AV)
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