Deuteronomy 2:34

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;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

33and our God YHWH gives him before our faces, and we strike him, and his sons, and all his people;

35only, we have spoiled the livestock for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we have captured.

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Cross References

Leviticus 27:28Only, no devoted thing which a man devotes to YHWH of all that he has, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to YHWH.

Deuteronomy 3:6and we devote them, as we have done to Sihon king of Heshbon, devoting [the] men, the women, and the infants of every city;

Deuteronomy 7:26and you do not bring in an abomination to your house, or you have been devoted like it—you utterly detest it and you utterly abhor it; for it [is] devoted.”

Joshua 6:21and they devote all that [is] in the city, from man even to woman, from young even to aged, even to ox, and sheep, and donkey, by the mouth of the sword.

Joshua 8:25and all who fall during the day, of men and of women, are twelve thousand—all men of Ai.

Joshua 9:24And they answer Joshua and say, “Because it was certainly declared to your servants that your God YHWH commanded His servant Moses to give all the land to you, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:25-37

History of the Moabites. ( b. c. 1451.) 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. 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. 26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto… Read the whole commentary →

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