Deuteronomy 2:26

Deuteronomy 2:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And I sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

Context of Deuteronomy 2:26

24Then God said, ‘Now go across Arnon valley. Look, I have given you the land of King Sihon, the Amorite. He is the king of Heshbon. You must go and fight against him. Attack him and take his land for yourselves. 25Today I will begin to make all the people in the world afraid of you. They will hear reports about you. That will cause them to be very frightened. They will shake with fear!’ When we were in Kedemoth desert, I sent a message to Sihon, king of Heshbon. We wanted to agree that we would not fight against each other. 27I said to him, ‘Please let us go through your country. We will only travel along the road. We will not turn away from the road, to the right side or to the left side. 28Please sell us food to eat and water to drink. We will pay you with silver coins. We only want to walk through your country.

Deuteronomy 2:26 word by word

וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח מַלְאָכִים֙ מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר קְדֵמ֔וֹת אֶל־סִיח֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• out of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Kedemothקְדֵמוֹתqedêmôth · KedemothH6932
• unto Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• with wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:26

• Joshua 13:18Jahaz and Kedemoth. It also included Mephaath,
• Joshua 21:37Kedemoth and Mephaath, with their fields. That was four towns.
• Deuteronomy 20:10Before you start to attack a city, you must offer peace to the people who live there. Tell them what they must do to stop you attacking them.
• Esther 9:30So they sent letters to all the Jews who lived in the 127 regions of Xerxes' kingdom. The message was to help them live safely in peace.
• Matthew 10:12When you go into the house, say to the people there, “We pray that you will be well.”
• Luke 10:5In each town, when you go into a house, first say to the people who live there, “We pray that all will be well with you!”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Kedemoth - literally, “Easternmost parts;” the name of a town afterward assigned to the Reubenites, and given out of that tribe to the Levites. Compare Joshua 13:18; 1 Chronicles 6:79.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-37Verses 24-37 God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the rich countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites. If we keep from what God forbids, we shall not lose by our obedience. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and he gives it to whom he pleases; but when there is no express direction, none can plead his grant for such proceedings. Though God assured the Israelites that the land…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The Wilderness of Kedemoth might be the area north of the Arnon Gorge between Dibon and Mattanah (Joshua 13:18; 21:37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them--The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, from regard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbed by the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directly north from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, having been taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish tribes, namely, the Zamzummins, a…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:26

• Amorites
• Israel
• Kedemoth
• Sihon

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Sihon
• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• Amorites
• Deuteronomy
• Papyrus
• Wanderings of Israel

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings