Deuteronomy 2:34
And 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:
Deuteronomy 2:34 in other translations
| BSB | At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors. |
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| WEB | We took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. We left no one remaining. |
| ASV | And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining: |
| YLT | and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city, men, and the women, and the infants--we have not left a remnant; |
| DARBY | And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, men, and women, and little ones: we let none escape. |
| BBE | At that time we took all his towns, and gave them over to complete destruction, together with men, women, and children; we had no mercy on any: |
| Webster | And 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. |
What does Deuteronomy 2:34 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 2:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:34
- Deuteronomy 7:2
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
- 1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
- Deuteronomy 3:6
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
- Joshua 11:14
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
- Deuteronomy 20:16-18
But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God.
- Joshua 7:11
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
- Joshua 8:25-26
And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
- Leviticus 27:28-29
Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
- Numbers 21:2-3
And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
- 1 Samuel 15:8-9
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
- Deuteronomy 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
- Joshua 9:24
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 2:33
And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
- Deuteronomy 2:34
And 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:
- Deuteronomy 2:35
Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.
Deuteronomy 2:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomamos entonces todas sus ciudades, y destruimos todas las ciudades, hombres, y mujeres, y niños; no dejamos ninguno: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et nous avons pris toutes ses villes, en ce temps-là, et nous avons détruit entièrement toutes les villes, hommes, et femmes, et enfants; nous n’avons pas laissé un réchappé; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und in selbiger Zeit nahmen wir alle seine Städte ein, und wir verbannten ihre ganze Bevölkerung: Männer und Weiber und Kinder; wir ließen keinen Entronnenen übrig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cunctasque urbes in tempore illo cepimus, interfectis habitatoribus earum, viris ac mulieribus et parvulis: non reliquimus in eis quidquam, |