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Deuteronomy 1:4

Deuteronomy 1:4
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:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon,.... Either Moses, speaking of himself in the third person, or rather the Lord, to whom Moses ascribes the victory; of this…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Astaroth - On this place compare Gen 14:5 and note. In Edrei - These words should, to render the sense clear, come next after “slain.” The battle in which Sihon and Og were defeated took place at…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

We have here, I. The date of this sermon which Moses preached to the people of Israel. A great auditory, no question, he had, as many as could crowd within hearing, and particularly all the elders and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Sihon … and Og See below on Deu 2:26-37, and Deu 3:1 ff.

at Edrei LXX Syr. and Vulg. have and in Edrei, as if -Ôg reigned there as well as at -Asht e roth Ḳarnaim, but the Heb. indicating, though…