Deuteronomy 2 · Verse 22

Deuteronomy 2:22

As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
Deuteronomy 2:22, King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:22 in other translations

BSBjust as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
WEBas he did for the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day.
ASVas he did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day.
YLTas He hath done for the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, when He destroyed the Horim from before them, and they dispossess them, and dwell in their stead, unto this day.
DARBYas he did to the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, from before whom he destroyed the Horites; and they dispossessed them, and dwelt in their stead, even to this day.
BBEAs he did for the children of Esau living in Seir, when he sent destruction on the Horites before them, and they took their land where they are living to this day:
WebsterAs he did to the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even to this day:

What does Deuteronomy 2:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 2:19-37

19-37. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them--The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, from regard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbed by the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directly north from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, having been taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 2:8-23

We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is…

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Deuteronomy 2:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשָׂה֙'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neifor [the] descendants ofH1121
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho were dwellingH3427
בְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'Irin SeirH8165
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834
הִשְׁמִ֤ידhish.Midhe destroyedH8045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַחֹרִי֙ha.cho.Rithe Horite[s]H2752
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Hemfrom before themH6440
וַיִּֽירָשֻׁם֙vai.yi.ra.Shumand they dispossessed themH3423
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they have dweltH3427
תַחְתָּ֔םtach.Tamin place of themH8478
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:22

  • Genesis 36:8

    Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

  • Genesis 36:20-30

    These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. …

  • Deuteronomy 2:12

    The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.

  • Genesis 14:6

    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:38-42

    And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister. The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Esau.
Ge 36:8
the Horims.
12; Ge 14:6; 36:20-30; 1Ch 1:38-42

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 2:21

    A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

  • Deuteronomy 2:22

    As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

  • Deuteronomy 2:23

    And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)

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Deuteronomy 2:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Como hizo con los hijos de Esaú, que habitaban en Seir, de delante de los cuales destruyó á los Horeos; y ellos les sucedieron, y habitaron en su lugar hasta hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– comme il fit pour les fils d’Ésaü, qui habitent en Séhir, lorsqu’il détruisit les Horiens devant eux, et qu’ils les dépossédèrent; et ils ont habité à leur place jusqu’à ce jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so wie er für die Kinder Esau getan hat, die in Seir wohnen, vor welchen er die Horiter vertilgte; und sie trieben sie aus und wohnten an ihrer Statt bis auf diesen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sicut fecerat filiis Esau, qui habitant in Seir, delens Horrhæos, et terram eorum illis tradens, quam possident usque in præsens.