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Deuteronomy 1:4
This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, east of the Jordan in the land of Moab. He uses this chronological marker to transition from reporting past events to expounding the law.
The words — The Hebrew phrase אַחֲרֵי הַכּוֹתוֹ (acharei hakoto) literally reads "after the striking of him," establishing the temporal sequence of the narrative.
The thread — The defeat of Sihon and Og appears in Numbers 21:21, Deuteronomy 2:26, and Joshua 12:2 as foundational conquests preceding Israel's entry into the Promised Land.
Why it lands — The verse grounds Moses' subsequent legal teaching in concrete historical events, requiring the reader to connect covenant instruction with Israel's actual military victories under divine authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Deuteronomy 2:26 So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Joshua 12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,
- Joshua 13:10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
- Nehemiah 9:22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
- Psalms 135:11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
- Psalms 136:19 Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.