Chapter 3

Then we turned,⁴ and went up⁴ the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out⁴ against² us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

And the LORD said⁴ unto me, Fear⁴ him not: for I will deliver¹ him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do¹ unto him as thou didst¹ unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt⁶ at Heshbon.

So the LORD our God delivered⁴ into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote⁵⁵ him until none was left⁵² to him remaining.

And we took⁴ all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took¹ not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

All these cities [were] fenced⁷ with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.⁵³

And we utterly destroyed⁵⁵ them, as we did¹ unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying⁵³ the men, women, and children, of every city.

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey¹ to ourselves.

And we took⁴ at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call⁴ Sirion; and the Amorites call⁴ it Shenir;)

All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

For only Og king of Bashan remained⁸ of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead [was] a bedstead of iron; [is] it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits [was] the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

And this land, [which] we possessed¹ at that time, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave¹ I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the kingdom of Og, gave¹ I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called¹¹ the land of giants.

Jair the son of Manasseh took¹ all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called⁴ them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, ^{2334 2971} unto this day.

And I gave¹ Gilead unto Machir.

And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave¹ from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of Ammon;

The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof], from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah ^{6449 798} eastward.

And I commanded¹⁷ you at that time, saying,² The LORD your God hath given¹ you this land to possess² it: ye shall pass over⁴ armed⁷ before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet for the war.

But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, ([for] I know¹ that ye have much cattle,) shall abide⁴ in your cities which I have given¹ you;

Until the LORD have given rest⁵⁵ unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and [until] they also possess¹ the land which the LORD your God hath given⁶ them beyond Jordan: and [then] shall ye return¹ every man unto his possession, which I have given¹ you.

And I commanded¹⁴ Joshua at that time, saying,² Thine eyes have seen⁶ all that the LORD your God hath done¹ unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do⁴ unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.⁶

Ye shall not fear⁴ them: for the LORD your God he shall fight¹² for you.

And I besought¹⁰¹ the LORD at that time, saying,²

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun⁵² to shew⁵³ thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God [is there] in heaven or in earth, that can do⁴ according to thy works, and according to thy might?

I pray thee, let me go over,⁴ and see⁴ the good land that [is] beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

But the LORD was wroth¹⁰¹ with me for your sakes, and would not hear¹ me: and the LORD said⁴ unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak¹⁵ no more⁵⁵ unto me of this matter.

Get thee up³ into the top of Pisgah, and lift up³ thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold³ [it] with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over⁴ this Jordan.

But charge¹⁶ Joshua, and encourage¹⁶ him, and strengthen¹⁶ him: for he shall go over⁴ before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit⁵⁵ the land which thou shalt see.⁴

So we abode⁴ in the valley over against Bethpeor.