Deuteronomy 2:24

Deuteronomy 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
• New International Version (NIV)“Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)'Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“ ‘Rise, take your journey, and cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and engage him in battle.

Context of Deuteronomy 2:24

22As he did to the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even to this day: 23And the Avims who dwelt in Hazerim, even to Azzah, the Caphtorims, who came forth from Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) Arise ye, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 26And I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

Deuteronomy 2:24 word by word

ק֣וּמוּ סְּע֗וּ וְעִבְרוּ֮ אֶת־נַ֣חַל אַרְנֹן֒ רְאֵ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּי בְ֠יָדְךָ אֶת־סִיחֹ֨ן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּ֧וֹן הָֽאֱמֹרִ֛י וְאֶת־אַרְצ֖וֹ הָחֵ֣ל רָ֑שׁ וְהִתְגָּ֥ר בּ֖וֹ מִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• yeקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• journeyנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769
• beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: behold!H7200
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
• Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• beginחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• contendגָּרָהgârâh · to stir upH1624
• battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:24

• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all to us:
• Numbers 21:13From there they removed, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the borders of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
• Judges 11:18Then they went along through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
• Joshua 6:16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
• 2 Chronicles 36:23Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
• Ezra 1:2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
• Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me.
• Ezekiel 29:20I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour which he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
• Daniel 2:38And wherever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
• Daniel 4:17This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:24

• 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. 24The Arnon Valley is a deep canyon formed by the Arnon River. It sometimes marked the border between Moab and Edom (see Numbers 21:13). The river starts deep in the Arabian Desert and flows into the Dead Sea along its eastern shore. Sihon the Amorite controlled the area east of the Jordan River, north of the Arnon River, and south of the Ammonite territories (see Numbers 21:21–35). No ancient records mention him except the Bible. His capital, Heshbon, was…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 2:24

• Ar
• Arnon
• Israel
• Sihon

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Sihon
• Amorite
• Euphrates River, the River
• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• River
• Deuteronomy

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