Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 3:1
Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelite assembly on the plains of Moab, recounting the campaign that immediately followed the defeat of Sihon. The narrative captures the precise moment the Israelite forces pivot their march toward the northern kingdom of Bashan.
The words — The verb וַנֵּפֶן (vaNe.fen) denotes a deliberate turning or reorientation of the marching column. The phrase דֶּרֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן (De.rekh haBa.shan) literally names the specific route leading directly into the territory of Bashan.
The thread — This campaign sequence appears in Numbers 21:33 as the initial military encounter and is later recalled in Deuteronomy 1:4 and 29:7 to reinforce the pattern of territorial conquest. Each reference anchors the Bashan expedition within the broader narrative of Israel’s advance.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that military engagement is preceded by a specific divine directive to advance. It requires the reader to align their response with the stated reality of territorial conquest and commanded obedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Cross-references
- Numbers 21:33 Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 29:7 When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.
- Psalms 135:10 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Psalms 136:20 and Og king of Bashan—His loving devotion endures forever.
- Deuteronomy 4:47 They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—
- Deuteronomy 31:4 And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land.
- Joshua 9:10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
- Joshua 12:4 And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
- Joshua 13:30 The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;