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.
Deuteronomy 3:6 in other translations
| BSB | We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city. |
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| WEB | We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. |
| ASV | And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. |
| YLT | and we devote them, as we have done to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting every city, men, the women, and the infants; |
| DARBY | And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to Sihon the king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city, men, women and little ones. |
| BBE | And we put them to the curse, every town together with men, women, and children. |
| Webster | And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city. |
What does Deuteronomy 3:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 3:3-8
3-8. Argob was the capital of a district in Bashan of the same name, which, together with other fifty-nine cities in the same province, were conspicuous for their lofty and fortified walls. It was a war of extermination. Houses and cities were razed to the ground; all classes of people were put to the sword; and nothing was saved but the cattle, of which an immense amount fell as spoil into the hands of the…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 3:1-11
Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon, and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so was hardened to his destruction. Those not awakened by the judgments of God on others, ripen for the like judgments on themselves.
Deuteronomy 3:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 3:6
- 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:
- Psalms 135:10-12
Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 136:19-21
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 3:2
And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
- Numbers 21:2
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.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 3:5
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 3:7
But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.
Deuteronomy 3:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y destruímoslas, como hicimos á Sehón rey de Hesbón, destruyendo en toda ciudad hombres, mujeres, y niños. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et nous les avons entièrement détruites, comme nous avions fait à Sihon, roi de Hesbon, détruisant toutes les villes, hommes, femmes, et enfants. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wir verbannten sie, wie wir Sihon, dem Könige von Hesbon, getan hatten; wir verbannten ihre ganze Bevölkerung: Männer, Weiber und Kinder. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et delevimus eos, sicut feceramus Sehon regi Hesebon, disperdentes omnem civitatem, virosque ac mulieres et parvulos: |