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Deuteronomy 2:36 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 2 · verse 36
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:Deuteronomy 2:36 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:36 in context
34And 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:
35Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
37Only 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- strongsâgabto be lofty, especially inaccessibleH7682 →
- AroerʻĂrôwʻêrAroer, the name of three places in or near PalestineH6177 →
- brinksâphâhthe lipH8193 →
- rivernachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- ArnonʼArnôwnthe Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territoryH769 →
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God having tried the self-denial of his people in forbidding them to meddle with the Moabites and Ammonites, and they having quietly passed by those rich countries, and, though superior in number, not made any attack upon them, here he recompenses them for their obedience by giving them possession of the country of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-37