Deuteronomy 2 · Verse 24

Deuteronomy 2:24

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 it, and contend with him in battle.
Deuteronomy 2:24, King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:24 in other translations

BSB“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
WEB“Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
ASVRise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
YLT‘Rise ye, journey and pass over the brook Arnon; see, I have given into thy hand Sihon king of Heshbon, the Amorite, and his land; begin to possess, and stir up thyself against him in battle.
DARBYRise up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon. Behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the king of Heshbon, the Amorite, and his land: begin, take possession, and engage with him in battle.
BBEGet up now, and go on your journey, crossing over the valley of the Arnon: see, I have given into your hands Sihon, the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and all his land: go forward to make it yours, and make war on him,
WebsterArise ye, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

What does Deuteronomy 2:24 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 2:24-37
God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the rich countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites. If we keep from what God forbids, we shall not lose by our obedience. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and he gives it to whom he pleases; but when there is no express direction, none can plead his grant for such proceedings. Though God assured the Israelites that the land should be their own, yet they must contend with the enemy. What God gives we must endeavour to get. What a new world did Israel now come into! Much more joyful will the change be, which holy souls will experience, when they remove out of the wilderness of this world to the better country, that is, the heavenly, to the city that has foundations. Let us, by reflecting upon God's dealings with his people Israel, be led to meditate upon our years spent in vanity, through our transgressions. But happy are those whom Jesus has delivered from the wrath to come. To whom he hath given the earnest of his Spirit in their hearts. Their inheritance cannot be affected by revolutions of kingdoms, or changes in earthly possessions.

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Deuteronomy 2:24 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.

ק֣וּמוּKu.muariseH6965
סְּע֗וּse.'Uset outH5265
וְעִבְרוּ֮ve.'iv.Ruand pass overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַ֣חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
אַרְנֹן֒'ar.NonArnonH769
רְאֵ֣הre.'EhseeH7200
נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiI giveH5414
בְ֠יָדְךָVe.ya.de.khain hand yourH3027
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
סִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonSihonH5511
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
חֶשְׁבּ֧וֹןchesh.BonHeshbonH2809
הָֽאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.Rithe AmoriteH567
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.Tzoland hisH776
הָחֵ֣לha.ChelbeginH2490
רָ֑שׁRashtake possession of [it]H3423
וְהִתְגָּ֥רve.hit.Garand engage in strifeH1624
בּ֖וֹbowith him
מִלְחָמָֽה\׃mil.cha.MahbattleH4421

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:24

  • Judges 11:18-21

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

  • Daniel 4:17

    This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

  • Ezekiel 29:20

    I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 27:5

    I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

  • Daniel 2:38

    And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:23

    Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

  • Numbers 21:13-15

    From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    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:

  • Joshua 6:16

    And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.

  • Ezra 1:2

    Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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the river Arnon.
36; Nu 21:13-15; Jud 11:18-21
behold.
Jos 6:16; 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2; Jer 27:5; Eze 29:20; Da 2:38; 4:17
begin to possess it. Heb. begin, possess.

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Context

  • 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.)

  • Deuteronomy 2:24

    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 it, and contend with him in battle.

  • Deuteronomy 2:25

    This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

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Deuteronomy 2:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantaos, partid, y pasad el arroyo de Arnón: he aquí he dado en tu mano á Sehón rey de Hesbón, Amorrheo, y á su tierra: comienza á tomar posesión, y empéñate con él en guerra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Levez-vous, partez, et passez le torrent de l’Arnon. Regarde, j’ai livré en ta main Sihon, roi de Hesbon, l’Amoréen, et son pays: commence, prends possession, et fais-lui la guerre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Machet euch auf, brechet auf und ziehet über den Fluß Arnon. Siehe, ich habe Sihon, den König von Hesbon, den Amoriter, und sein Land in deine Hand gegeben; beginne, nimm in Besitz und bekriege ihn!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surgite, et transite torrentem Arnon: ecce tradidi in manu tua Sehon regem Hesebon Amorrhæum, et terram ejus incipe possidere, et committe adversus eum prælium.