God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 2:26
26From the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace:
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
24⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Now break camp. Cross the Arnon Valley. I’m going to hand King Sihon of Heshbon, the Amorite, over to you. Fight him, and take possession of his country. 25Today I will start to make all the people under heaven terrified of you. When they hear about you, they will tremble and shake because of you.” From the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following offer of peace: 27“If you allow us to travel through your country, we’ll go straight through and won’t ever leave the road. 28We’ll pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through,
Read all of Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 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, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Joshua 21:37Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
- Deuteronomy 20:10When you approach a city to attack it, offer its people a peaceful way to surrender.
- Esther 9:30Mordecai sent official documents granting peace and security to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes.
- Matthew 10:12When you go into a house, greet the family.
- Luke 10:5Whenever you go into a house, greet the family right away with the words, ‘May there be peace in this house.’
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
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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
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