Deuteronomy 3:6

Deuteronomy 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
• New International Version (NIV)We completely destroyed them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying every city—men, women and children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And we devoted them to destruction, as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction every city, men, women, and children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

Context of Deuteronomy 3:6

4And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 5All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides unwalled towns a great number. And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 7But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. 8And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side of Jordan, from the river of Arnon to mount Hermon;

Deuteronomy 3:6 word by word

וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔ינוּ לְסִיחֹ֖ן מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן הַחֲרֵם֙ כָּל־עִ֣יר מְתִ֔ם הַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְהַטָּֽף׃Read the interlinear

• destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• menמַתmath · manH4962
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• childrenטַףţaph · childH2945
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 3:6

• Deuteronomy 2:34And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
• Deuteronomy 20:16But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:
• Leviticus 27:28However no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.
• Numbers 21:2And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
• Joshua 11:14And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey to themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
• Deuteronomy 3:2And the LORD said to me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.
• Deuteronomy 2:24Arise 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.
• Psalms 135:10Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
• Psalms 136:19Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11See Numbers 21:33–35.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-83-8. Argob was the capital of a district in Bashan of the same name, which, together with other fifty-nine cities in the same province, were conspicuous for their lofty and fortified walls. It was a war of extermination. Houses and cities were razed to the ground; all classes of people were put to the sword; and nothing was saved but the cattle, of which an immense amount fell as spoil into the hands of the conquerors. Thus, the two Amorite kings and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 3:6

• Canaan
• Israel
• Massacre
• Og
• Reubenites
• Sihon
• Walls, of the Cities
• War

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Sihon
• Bashan
• Encourage
• Man
• Meet
• Og
• Region
• Strengthen
• Suffice

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 3

• 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