Deuteronomy 1:4

1:4 This took place after the defeat ¹  of King Sihon ²  of the Amorites, whose capital was ³  in Heshbon, ⁴  and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was ⁵  in Ashtaroth, ⁶  specifically in Edrei. ⁷ 

Deuteronomy 1:27

1:27 You complained among yourselves privately ⁸  and said, “Because the Lord hates us he brought us from Egypt to deliver us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us!

Deuteronomy 1:44

1:44 The Amorite inhabitants of that area ⁹  confronted ¹⁰  you and chased you like a swarm of bees, striking you down from Seir as far as Hormah. ¹¹ 

Deuteronomy 3:8

3:8 So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon ¹² 

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 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.

[1:4]  ¹ tn Heb “when he struck [or “smote”].”

[1:4]  ² sn See Deut 2:26–3:22.

[1:4]  ³ tn Heb “who lived.”

[1:4]  ⁴ sn Heshbon is probably modern Tell Hesban, about 7.5 mi (12 km) south southwest of Amman, Jordan.

[1:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “who lived.”

[1:4]  ⁶ sn Ashtaroth is probably Tell àAshtarah, about 22 mi (35 km) due east of the Sea of Galilee.

[1:4]  ⁷ sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31).

[1:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “in your tents,” that is, privately.

[1:44]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “in that hill country,” repeating the end of v. 43.

[1:44]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “came out to meet.”

[1:44]  ¹⁷ sn Hormah is probably Khirbet el-Meshash, 5.5 mi (9 km) west of Arad and 7.5 mi (12 km) SE of Beer Sheba. Its name is a derivative of the verb חָרָם (kharam, “to ban; to exterminate”). See Num 21:3.

[3:8]  ²² sn Mount Hermon. This is the famous peak at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range known today as Jebel es-Sheik.