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We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered—men, women, and children alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And we devoted them to destruction, as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction every city, men, women, and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And we devoted them to destruction, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction the men, women, and little ones of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed them, just as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city—the men, women, and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We completely destroyed them, as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon, destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We completely destroyed them, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying the men, women, and children of every city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We claimed them all for God, destroying every city, including men, women, and children-as we did to King Sihon of Heshbon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We destroyed all the towns and put to death all the men, women, and children, just as we did in the towns that belonged to King Sihon of Heshbon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed them, just as we did King Sihon of Heshbon, attacking them in every city—the men, women, and children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We put all of these under divine judgment just as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon--every occupied city, including women and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and we devote them, as we have done to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting [the] men, the women, and the infants of every city;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and we devote them, as we have done to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting every city, men, the women, and the infants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we shall exterminate them as we did to Sihon, king of Heshbon, exterminating men, women, and little ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to Sehon the king of Hesebon, destroying every city, men and women and children: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And we wiped them out, just as we had done to Sihon, the king of Heshbon, destroying every city, and its men, as well as women and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As we had done to Sihon, king of Heshbon, so also here we put all the towns under the ban, men, women and children;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon, in each city utterly destroying men, women, and children.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, for we utterly destroyed all his cities, even the women and the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And we destroyed them as we did to Sihon the King of Kheshbon, for we put all his cities to the sword, to destroy even the women and the little ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city, the men, and the women, and the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We utterly destroyed <i>them</i> as we dealt with Seon the king of Esebon, so we utterly destroyed every city in order, and the women and the children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=848" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/3.htm">The Defeat of King Og</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: wan·na·ḥă·rêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">We devoted them to destruction,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">we had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/5511.htm" title="5511: lə·sî·ḥōn (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A king of the Amorites. Or Ciychon; from the same as Cuwach; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king.">to Sihon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/2809.htm" title="2809: ḥeš·bō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. The same as cheshbown; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan.">of Heshbon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: ha·ḥă·rêm (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">utterly destroying</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯim (N-mp) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">the men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: han·nā·šîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">women,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm" title="2945: wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Children. From taphaph; a family.">and children</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>But all the livestock and plunder of the cities we carried off for ourselves.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-14.htm">Joshua 11:14</a></span><br />The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40</a></span><br />So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a></span><br />With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></span><br />Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.” / And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a></span><br />and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-17</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judges 1:8</a></span><br />Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/21-11.htm">Judges 21:11</a></span><br />This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a></span><br />He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a></span><br />He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.</p><p class="hdg">we utterly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34</a></b></br> And 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a></b></br> But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee <i>for</i> an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28,29</a></b></br> Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, <i>both</i> of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing <i>is</i> most holy unto the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">as we did</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Deuteronomy 3:2</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24,34</a></b></br> 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 <i>it</i>, and contend with him in battle… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a></b></br> Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/numbers/24-10.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/romans/13-6.htm">Devoting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-39.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Little</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-33.htm">Together</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-10.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Devoting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-19.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-12.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-19.htm">Little</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-19.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-46.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Together</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">The conquest of Og, king of Bashan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">This size of his bed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">The distribution of his lands to the two tribes and half</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-23.htm">Moses prays to enter into the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">He is permitted to see it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This was a common practice in ancient warfare, especially in the context of the Israelites' conquest of Canaan. It was seen as a way to purify the land from idolatry and pagan practices, ensuring that the Israelites would not be led astray by the customs of the conquered peoples. This act was also a form of divine judgment against the Canaanites for their sins, as described in <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>.<p><b>as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon</b><br>Sihon was the king of the Amorites, and his defeat is recounted in <a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-31</a>. The Israelites' victory over Sihon was significant because it marked the beginning of their conquest of the Transjordan region. This victory demonstrated God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. The defeat of Sihon served as a precedent for the conquest of other territories, showing that God was with Israel in their battles.<p><b>utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city</b><br>The complete destruction of the inhabitants of these cities was commanded by God as part of the herem. This was intended to prevent the Israelites from being influenced by the idolatrous practices of the Canaanites. While this command is difficult to understand from a modern perspective, it reflects the seriousness with which God viewed the threat of idolatry and the need for Israel to remain a holy people. This act also prefigures the final judgment, where sin and rebellion against God will be completely eradicated.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is recounting the events of their conquest as they journey towards the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/og,_king_of_bashan.htm">Og, King of Bashan</a></b><br>The ruler of Bashan, whose kingdom was defeated by the Israelites under God's command.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sihon,_king_of_heshbon.htm">Sihon, King of Heshbon</a></b><br>Another Amorite king previously defeated by the Israelites, serving as a precedent for the destruction of Og's kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bashan.htm">Bashan</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, known for its fortified cities and strong warriors.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are executing His judgment on the nations occupying the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a></b><br>The destruction of Og's kingdom demonstrates God's sovereign authority over nations and His right to execute judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' complete destruction of their enemies reflects their obedience to God's specific instructions, emphasizing the importance of following God's will fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The total destruction of these cities serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the consequences of living in opposition to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>The victory over Og reinforces the reliability of God's promises, encouraging believers to trust in His faithfulness in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced physical battles, Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare, requiring vigilance and reliance on God's strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._3_6_align_with_a_loving_god.htm">How does Deuteronomy 3:6, which recounts total destruction of entire populations, reconcile with the idea of a just and loving God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_sihon_and_og's_defeats_confirmed.htm">Psalm 136:19-20 records the defeat of Sihon and Og; do nonbiblical sources confirm these conquests, or could they be mythological exaggerations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_records_match_canaan's_conquest.htm">Nehemiah 9:22-24 references the conquest of Canaan; why do some ancient records and archaeological findings not align with the timelines or extent of these victories?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_limited_evidence_of_divine_acts.htm">In Psalm 135:10-11, God is said to have struck down nations (including Sihon and Og)--why is there limited archaeological evidence of such direct divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">We utterly destroyed them.</span>--Devoted them, made them <span class= "ital">cherem, </span>as above (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm" title="And 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 2:34</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">We completely destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wan·na·ḥă·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we had done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sihon</span><br /><span class="heb">לְסִיחֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·sî·ḥōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5511.htm">Strong's 5511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sihon -- a king of the Amorites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Heshbon,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥeš·bō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2809.htm">Strong's 2809: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroying</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲרֵם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adult, a man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">women,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and children</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַטָּֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2945.htm">Strong's 2945: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Deuteronomy 3:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 3:6 We utterly destroyed them as we did (Deut. 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