CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Deuteronomy 2:37 But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/2-37.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/9/05_Deu_02_37.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Deuteronomy 2:37 - King Sihon Defeated" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/deuteronomy/2-37.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/deuteronomy/2-37.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/deuteronomy/">Deuteronomy</a> > <a href="/deuteronomy/2.htm">Chapter 2</a> > Verse 37</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad17.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm" title="Deuteronomy 2:36">◄</a> Deuteronomy 2:37 <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm" title="Deuteronomy 3:1">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/2.htm">New International Version</a> But in accordance with the command of the LORD our God, you did not encroach on any of the land of the Ammonites, neither the land along the course of the Jabbok nor that around the towns in the hills. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> However, we avoided the land of the Ammonites all along the Jabbok River and the towns in the hill country—all the places the LORD our God had commanded us to leave alone. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Only to the land of the sons of Ammon you did not draw near, that is, to all the banks of the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, whatever the LORD our God had forbidden us. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Only you did not go near the land of the people of Ammon—anywhere along the River Jabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or wherever the LORD our God had forbidden us. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Only you did not go near the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us to avoid. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had commanded us. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever Yahweh our God had commanded us. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Only you did not go near the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God had forbidden us. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But you did not go near the Ammonites’ land, all along the bank of the Jabbok River, the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But you did not go near the Ammonites&#8217 land, all along the bank of the Jabbok River, the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade us. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> However, we stayed away from all the Ammonite towns, both in the hill country and near the Jabbok River, just as the LORD had commanded. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill country, and wheresoever the LORD our God forbade us. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But the LORD our God had forbidden you to go anywhere near the land of the Ammonites. So you didn't enter the land along the bank of the Jabbok River or capture the cities in the mountains. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> But we did not go near the territory of the Ammonites or to the banks of the Jabbok River or to the towns of the hill country or to any other place where the LORD our God had commanded us not to go. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> You did not encroach onto Ammonite land, the banks of the Wadi Jabbok, the towns in the hill country, and all the other places that were forbidden by the LORD our God." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/2.htm">NET Bible</a> However, you did not approach the land of the Ammonites, the Wadi Jabbok, the cities of the hill country, or any place else forbidden by the LORD our God. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> only to the land of the people of Ammon you did not come near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the LORD our God forbade us. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor to any place of the river Jabbok, nor to the cities on the mountains, nor to whatever the LORD our God forbad us. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Only to the land of the children of Ammon you didn’t come near: all the banks of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill country, and wherever Yahweh our God forbade us. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Only, you have not drawn near to the land of the sons of Ammon—any part of the Brook of Jabbok, and cities of the hill-country, and anything which our God YHWH has [not] commanded.” <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Only, unto the land of the sons of Ammon thou hast not drawn near, any part of the brook Jabbok, and cities of the hill-country, and anything which Jehovah our God hath not commanded. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Only to the land of the sons of Ammon thou camest not near, all the land of the torrent Jabbok and the cities of the mountain: all which Jehovah our God commanded us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Except the land of the children of Ammon, to which we approached not: and all that border upon the torrent Jeboc, and the cities in the mountains, and all the places which the Lord our God forbade us. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> except the land of the sons of Ammon, which we did not approach, and all that is adjacent to the torrent Jabbok, and the cities in the mountains, and all the places which the Lord our God prohibited to us.” <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Bible</a> However, just as the LORD, our God, commanded us, you did not encroach upon any of the Ammonite land, neither the region bordering on the Wadi Jabbok, nor the cities of the highlands. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You did not encroach, however, on the land of the Ammonites, avoiding the whole upper region of the Wadi Jabbok as well as the towns of the hill country, just as the LORD our God had charged.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Only to the land of the children of Ammon we did not draw near, nor to all that is by the river Jabbok, nor to the cities that are in the mountains, nor to whatever the LORD our God forbade us. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Only we have not approached the land of the children of Amon, everything beside the Torrent of Yabaq and villages of the mountains and all that LORD JEHOVAH our God commanded us.’” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever the LORD our God forbade us. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Only we did not draw near to the children of Amman, even all the parts bordering on the brook Jaboc, and the cities in the mountain country, as the Lord our God charged us. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=775" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">King Sihon Defeated</a> …36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them. 37<a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></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.">you did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: qā·rā·ḇə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">go near</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></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.">or the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">along the banks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2999.htm" title="2999: yab·bōq (N-proper-fs) -- A river E. of the Jordan. Probably from baqaq; pouring forth; Jabbok, a river east of the Jordan.">of the Jabbok</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: na·ḥal (N-msc) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">River,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·rê (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">or the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of the hill country,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or any</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">place that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had forbidden.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9-12</a> The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, / and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; / also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah— ... <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24-26</a> And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified. / Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages. / Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon. <a href="/judges/11-22.htm">Judges 11:22</a> seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">2 Kings 10:33</a> from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1-3</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: / 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, / as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah. <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33</a> So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them. <a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">Joshua 13:15-21</a> This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben: / The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba, / to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon, ... <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">1 Chronicles 5:9</a> They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead. <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Isaiah 16:8-9</a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. / So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest. <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18-24</a> Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. / Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’ / Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. ... <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a> By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a> Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Only to the land of the children of Ammon you came not, nor to any place of the river Jabbok, nor to the cities in the mountains, nor to whatever the LORD our God forbade us.unto the land<a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5,9,19</a> Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession… <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Deuteronomy 3:16</a> And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;<a href="/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15</a> And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:Jabbok<a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Genesis 32:22</a> And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.<a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a> And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.<a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Joshua 12:2</a> Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-21.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-21.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/genesis/41-17.htm">Banks</a> <a href="/numbers/22-37.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-35.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Country</a> <a href="/numbers/34-10.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Encroach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Jabbok</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">River</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/31-23.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/numbers/30-12.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-21.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Banks</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-4.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-21.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Encroach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Jabbok</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">River</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Side</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-27.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-8.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-25.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 2</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm">The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">nor with the Moabites</a> 16. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">nor with the Ammonites</a> 24. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and thus had a familial connection to the Israelites. God instructed the Israelites not to harass or provoke the Ammonites because He had given their land to the descendants of Lot. This reflects God's sovereign distribution of land and His respect for the promises made to other nations. The Ammonites lived east of the Jordan River, in what is now modern-day Jordan.or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River The Jabbok River, known today as the Zarqa River, was a significant geographical boundary. It flows into the Jordan River and served as a natural border for the territories. The Israelites were instructed to avoid this area, respecting the boundaries set by God. This river is also historically significant as the place where Jacob wrestled with God (<a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Genesis 32:22-32</a>), symbolizing a place of divine encounter and transformation.or the cities of the hill country The hill country refers to the elevated regions east of the Jordan River. These areas were often fortified and strategically important. The Israelites' avoidance of these cities demonstrates obedience to God's command and a recognition of His authority over territorial boundaries. This obedience contrasts with later periods when Israel would struggle with following God's commands regarding other nations and territories.or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden This phrase underscores the importance of obedience to God's specific instructions. The Israelites were to respect the divine boundaries set by God, which were part of His larger plan for the nation. This obedience is a recurring theme in Deuteronomy, emphasizing the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It also foreshadows the importance of following God's commands in the New Testament, where Jesus emphasizes love and obedience to God's will as central to the faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a> A people descended from Lot, living east of the Jordan River. They were often in conflict with Israel but were not to be attacked by the Israelites at this time. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jabbok_river.htm">Jabbok River</a> A significant river east of the Jordan, marking a boundary between territories. It was a geographical marker for the Israelites' journey. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hill_country.htm">Hill Country</a> Refers to the elevated regions that were part of the Ammonite territory. These areas were strategically important but off-limits to the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who directed their journey and set boundaries for their conquests. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, led by Moses, journeying to the Promised Land and receiving specific instructions from God regarding their interactions with neighboring nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites' restraint in not attacking the Ammonites demonstrates the importance of following God's specific instructions, even when it might seem advantageous to do otherwise. <a href="/topical/r/respect_for_boundaries.htm">Respect for Boundaries</a> God set clear boundaries for Israel, teaching us the importance of respecting the limits He places in our lives, whether in relationships, work, or personal conduct. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> The Israelites had to trust that God's plan for them did not include the Ammonite territory at that time, reminding us to trust in God's timing and provision. <a href="/topical/p/peaceful_coexistence.htm">Peaceful Coexistence</a> By not engaging in unnecessary conflict, the Israelites exemplified living at peace with others, a principle that is echoed in the New Testament for believers today. <a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a> The journey of the Israelites shows the necessity of seeking and following divine guidance in our decisions and actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 2</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ruth_fit_deut._23_3's_exclusion.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3 - How can the permanent exclusion of Ammonites and Moabites align with the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman in David's lineage?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_ammonites'_conquest.htm">Deuteronomy 2:21 says the Ammonites destroyed the Zamzummim; why is there no secular record or evidence of such a significant conquest?</a> <a href="/q/why_bar_illegitimate_offspring_for_10_gens.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 - Why would illegitimate offspring be barred for ten generations if punishment is supposedly not meant to pass to descendants?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_defeat_of_sihon.htm">Numbers 21:23-24 - Is there any archaeological or historical corroboration for Israel's defeat of King Sihon and the confiscation of his territory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 37. - In obedience to the Divine injunction, the Israelites left untouched the country of the Ammonites, situated on the eastern side of the Upper Jabbok. Cities in the mountains; the towns in the Ammonitish highlands. In <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a>, half of the laud of the Ammonites is said to be assigned to the tribe of Gad; but that refers to the part of the land between the Arnon and the Jabbek, which had been taken from the Ammonites by the Amorites, and was in the possession of the latter at the time of the Israelitish invasion (<a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13</a>, etc.). Whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us: Finally, all that Jehovah our God commanded not to come into. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But רַ֛ק (raq) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless you did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no go near קָרָ֑בְתָּ (qā·rā·ḇə·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the Ammonites, בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or [the land] כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every along the banks יַ֞ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the Jabbok יַבֹּק֙ (yab·bōq) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2999.htm">Strong's 2999: </a> Jabbok -- a river East of the Jordan River, נַ֤חַל (na·ḥal) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft or the cities וְעָרֵ֣י (wə·‘ā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of the hill country, הָהָ֔ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country or any וְכֹ֥ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every place that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had forbidden. צִוָּ֖ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 2:37 Only to the land of the children (Deut. De Du)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Deuteronomy 2:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 2:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deuteronomy 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 3:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>