Deuteronomy 3:5

All these towns had high walls round them with doors and locks; and in addition we took a great number of unwalled towns.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

In Context

4At that time we took all his towns; there was not one town of the sixty towns, all the country of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which we did not take.

6And we put them to the curse, every town together with men, women, and children.

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Cross References

Numbers 13:28But the people living in the land are strong, and the towns are walled and very great; further, we saw the children of Anak there.

Hebrews 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho came down, after they had been circled for seven days.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 3:2-12

Sihon and Og Subdued. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 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. 3 So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was… Read the whole commentary →

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