Deuteronomy 2:26
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
Deuteronomy 2:26 in other translations
| BSB | So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying, |
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| WEB | I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, |
| ASV | And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, |
| YLT | ‘And I send messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth, unto Sihon king of Heshbon, --words of peace--saying, |
| DARBY | And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon the king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, |
| BBE | Then from the waste land of Kedemoth I sent representatives to Sihon, king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, |
| Webster | And I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, |
What does Deuteronomy 2:26 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…
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…
Deuteronomy 2:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:26
- Joshua 13:18
And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
- Luke 10:10-12
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
- Luke 10:5-6
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
- Matthew 10:12-15
And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
- Joshua 21:37
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
- Deuteronomy 20:10-11
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
- Esther 9:30
And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
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Context
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 2:26
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
- Deuteronomy 2:27
Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
Deuteronomy 2:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y envié mensajeros desde el desierto de Cademoth á Sehón rey de Hesbón, con palabras de paz, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et j’envoyai, du désert de Kedémoth, des messagers à Sihon, roi de Hesbon, avec des paroles de paix, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich sandte Boten aus der Wüste Kedemoth an Sihon, den König von Hesbon, mit Worten des Friedens, und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Misi ergo nuntios de solitudine Cademoth ad Sehon regem Hesebon verbis pacificis, dicens: |