Deuteronomy 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 34
Chapter Summary
They were not to meddle with the Edomites, 9 and not the Moabites, 17 the Ammonites, 24 but Sihon the Amorite was to be dispossessed by them.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Amorite king of Heshbon who refused Israel passage and came out to battle at Jahaz; defeated.
Israel's leader, narrating the journey in the first person and relaying Jehovah's commands.
Ancestor of the people dwelling in Seir (Edom), whom Israel was forbidden to fight.
Ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites, whose land Israel was forbidden to take.
Timeline
The Israelites journey into the wilderness toward the Sea of Reeds as originally commanded. They wander around the mountain of Seir for many days until God tells them to turn north.
Deuteronomy 2:1-3God commands Israel to pass carefully through the territory of Esau without provoking war. They are told to buy food and water with silver, respecting Esau's God-given possession of Mount Seir.
Deuteronomy 2:4-8Israel is explicitly forbidden to besiege Moab or stir up battle against them. God states He has given Ar to the sons of Lot as a permanent possession.
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