Deuteronomy 3:6

6 We completely destroyed them, just like the cities of Sihon king of Heshbon. We killed all the men, women, and children,

Deuteronomy 3:6 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 3:6

And we utterly destroyed them
Not the cities, but the inhabitants of them:

as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon;
they did not destroy his cities, for they took them and dwelt in them; but the people that lived there, as follows here:

utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city;
see ( Deuteronomy 2:34 ) .

Deuteronomy 3:6 In-Context

4 Then we captured all of Og's cities, all sixty of them, and took the whole area of Argob, Og's kingdom in Bashan.

5 All these were strong cities, with high walls and gates with bars. And there were also many small towns with no walls.

6 We completely destroyed them, just like the cities of Sihon king of Heshbon. We killed all the men, women, and children,

7 but we kept all the cattle and valuable things from the cities for ourselves.

8 So at that time we took the land east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon Ravine to Mount Hermon, from these two Amorite kings.