So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
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Interpretation
Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon, and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so was hardened to his destruction.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 3:1-4.
Glossary
- Bashan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Saham al Jawlan.