Deuteronomy 3:1-3

Context

Defeat of King Og of Bashan

3:1 Next we set out on¹ the route to Bashan,² but King Og of Bashan and his whole army³ came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.⁴ 3:2 The Lord, however, said to me, “Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army,⁵ and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.” 3:3 So the Lord our God did indeed give over to us King Og of Bashan and his whole army and we struck them down until not a single survivor was left.⁶

[3:1] ¹tn Heb “turned and went up.”

[3:1] ²sn Bashan. This plateau country, famous for its oaks (Isa 2:13) and cattle (Deut 32:14; Amos 4:1), was north of Gilead along the Yarmuk River.

[3:1] ³tn Heb “people.”

[3:1] ⁴sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31; also mentioned in Deut 1:4).

[3:2] ⁵tn Heb “people.”

[3:3] ⁶tn Heb “was left to him.” The final phrase “to him” is redundant in English and has been left untranslated.