Deuteronomy 1:4

1:4 This took place after the defeat of King Sihon of the Amorites, whose capital was in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was in Ashtaroth, specifically in Edrei.

Deuteronomy 4:47

4:47 They possessed his land and that of King Og of Bashan – both of whom were Amorite kings in the Transjordan, to the east.

Deuteronomy 29:7

29:7 When you came to this place King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to make war and we defeated them.

Deuteronomy 31:4

31:4 The Lord will do to them just what he did to Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings, and to their land, which he destroyed.

Numbers 21:33-35

21:33 Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces marched out against them to do battle at Edrei. 21:34 And the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand. You will do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. 21:35 So they defeated Og, his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, 10  and they possessed his land.

Joshua 9:10

9:10 and all he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan – King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan in Ashtaroth.

Joshua 12:4

12:4 The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites, 11  who lived 12  in Ashtaroth and Edrei

Joshua 13:30

13:30 Their territory started at 13  Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair 14  in Bashan.

Joshua 13:1

The Lord Speaks to Joshua

13:1 When Joshua was very old, 15  the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.

Joshua 4:19

4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month 16  and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 17 

Nehemiah 9:22

9:22 “You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. 18  They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon 19  and the land of King Og of Bashan.

Psalms 135:10-11

135:10 He defeated many nations,

and killed mighty kings –

135:11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,

and Og, king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

Psalms 136:20

136:20 Og, king of Bashan,

for his loyal love endures,


tn Heb “when he struck [or “smote”].”

sn See Deut 2:26–3:22.

tn Heb “who lived.”

sn Heshbon is probably modern Tell Hesban, about 7.5 mi (12 km) south southwest of Amman, Jordan.

tn Heb “who lived.”

sn Ashtaroth is probably Tell àAshtarah, about 22 mi (35 km) due east of the Sea of Galilee.

sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31).

tn Heb “people.”

tn Heb “him”; the referent (Og) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

10 tn Heb “no remnant.”

11 tn Heb “from the remnant of the Rephaites.”

12 tn Or perhaps “who reigned.”

13 tn The words “their territory started at” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied for clarification.

14 sn The Hebrew name Havvoth Jair means “the tent villages of Jair.”

15 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.

16 sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).

17 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

18 tn The words “of the land” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

19 tc Most Hebrew MSS read “the land of Sihon and the land of the king of Heshbon.” The present translation (along with NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NRSV, CEV, NLT) follows the reading of one Hebrew MS, the LXX, and the Vulgate.