Deuteronomy 2:35

We carried off for ourselves only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we captured.

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In The King James Version

Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.

In Context

34At that time we captured all his cities and devoted to destruction the people of every city, including women and children. We left no survivors.

36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.

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Cross References

Numbers 31:9The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.

Deuteronomy 20:14But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.

Joshua 8:27Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

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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