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We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed everyone—men, women, and children. Not a single person was spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction every city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We took all his cities at that time, and we utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women, and children of every city. We left no survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So we captured all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So we captured all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, women and children of every city. We left no survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction the men, women, and little ones of every city. We left no survivor remaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />At the same time we took all his cities and utterly destroyed every city—men, women and children. We left no survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then we captured and destroyed every town in Sihon's kingdom, killing everyone, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and claimed them for God by destroying men, women, and children. There were no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At the same time we captured and destroyed every town, and put everyone to death, men, women, and children. We left no survivors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We captured all his towns at that time. We utterly destroyed every town—the men, the women, and the children—leaving no survivors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />At that time we seized all his cities and put every one of them under divine judgment, including even the women and children; we left no survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. We left no one remaining. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city—men, and the women, and the infants; we have not left a remnant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city, men, and the women, and the infants -- we have not left a remnant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we shall take all his cities in that time, and we shall exterminate every city of men and women and the little ones; we left none to escape.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And we took all his cities at that time, killing the inhabitants of them, men and women and children. We left nothing of them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his cities and put every city under the ban, men, women and children; we left no survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At that time we captured all his towns, and in each town we utterly destroyed men, women, and children. We left not a single survivor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And we conquered all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed all the towns; even the women and the little ones, we left none to remain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And we conquered all his cities at that time and we destroyed all the cities, destroying even the women and the little ones, and we have left no survivors:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, the men, and the women, and the little ones; we left none remaining;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And we took possession of all his cities at that time, and we utterly destroyed every city in succession, and their wives, and their children; we left no living prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/2-34.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=744" 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/2.htm">King Sihon Defeated</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hi·w (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">At that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bā·‘êṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: wan·nil·kōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">we captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">his cities</a> <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.">and devoted to destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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 people</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> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·han·nā·šîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">including 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/7604.htm" title="7604: hiš·’ar·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-1cp) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">We left</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">survivors.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>We carried off for ourselves only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we captured.…<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/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="/joshua/10-28.htm">Joshua 10:28-40</a></span><br />On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. / Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. / And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho. ...<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="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a></span><br />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="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-23.htm">2 Chronicles 20:23</a></span><br />The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2</a></span><br />The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Ezekiel 9:6</a></span><br />Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Luke 19:27</a></span><br />And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a></span><br />Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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="hdg">utterly destroyed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2,26</a></b></br> And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, <i>and</i> utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: … </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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/32-39.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/numbers/32-42.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-15.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Little</a> <a href="/numbers/14-20.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-39.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/31-32.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/numbers/21-35.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/numbers/30-12.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-33.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/32-24.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/3-4.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Devote</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Little</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm">The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">nor with the Moabites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">nor with the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them</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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The Israelites are recounting their journey and conquests as they approach the Promised Land. This period is during the wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt, a time of divine guidance and preparation for entering Canaan.<p><b>we captured all his cities</b><br>The "his" refers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, whose territory the Israelites were commanded to take. This conquest is part of the broader narrative of Israel's divinely sanctioned military campaigns. The capture of cities signifies God's fulfillment of His promise to give Israel the land of Canaan.<p><b>and devoted to destruction the people of every city</b><br>The term "devoted to destruction" (Hebrew: herem) indicates a complete consecration to God, often through destruction. This was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern warfare, where conquered peoples and their possessions were dedicated to a deity. For Israel, it was a means of purging idolatry and sin from the land.<p><b>including women and children</b><br>This difficult phrase reflects the totality of the herem command. It underscores the severity of God's judgment against the Amorites, who were seen as irredeemably corrupt. This action is often discussed in theological terms as a divine judgment rather than a human act of war.<p><b>We left no survivors</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the completeness of the destruction. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God. Theologically, it points to the holiness and justice of God, who cannot tolerate sin. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment at the end of times, as seen in Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, led by Moses, who are journeying towards the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sihon.htm">Sihon</a></b><br>The Amorite king of Heshbon, whose territory the Israelites are conquering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heshbon.htm">Heshbon</a></b><br>The capital city of Sihon, representing the Amorite kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a></b><br>A group of people living in the land east of the Jordan River, known for their opposition to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/conquest.htm">Conquest</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites capturing and destroying the cities of Sihon as part of their journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The complete destruction of the Amorites demonstrates God's sovereign judgment against sin and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a></b><br>The conquest of Sihon's territory is a fulfillment of God's promise to give the land to the descendants of Abraham. This encourages believers to trust in God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced physical battles, Christians today face spiritual battles. <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' success was contingent upon their obedience to God's commands. This highlights the importance of obedience in the life of a believer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_justice.htm">God's Mercy and Justice</a></b><br>While the destruction of the Amorites is severe, it also points to God's mercy in providing a way for His people to inherit the land. It challenges us to consider both aspects of God's character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli's sons or the Ark's movements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_deut._2_34_just_and_merciful.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 describes the total destruction of entire cities, including children; how can this be reconciled with a merciful and just God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_75-pound_crown_plausible_in_battle.htm">1 Chronicles 20:2: Is it historically plausible for a crown weighing a talent of gold (around 75 pounds) to be worn or taken in battle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">And utterly destroyed.</span>--i.e., <span class= "ital">devoted </span>to destruction. They made them <span class= "ital">cherem, </span>like the spoil of Jericho. This could only be by Divine direction. The word implies nothing less. It will be seen, therefore, that the narrative asserts in this case an extermination of Sihon's people by the express command of Jehovah.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/2-34.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">At that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהִ֔וא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hi·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we captured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנִּלְכֹּ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(wan·nil·kōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</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">his cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and completely destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙</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">the people</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">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 /><br /><span class="word">including women</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">וְהַטָּ֑ף</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">We left</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·’ar·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">survivors.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרִֽיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> </span><span class="str2">A survivor</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Deuteronomy 2:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 2:34 We took all his cities at that (Deut. 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