Deuteronomio 2:30-37

30 »Pero Sehón, rey de Hesbón, no nos permitió cruzar, porque el Señor
Dios de ustedes hizo que Sehón se pusiera terco y desafiante, a fin de ayudarlos a derrotarlo, tal como lo hizo.

31 »Así que el Señor
me dijo: “Mira, he comenzado a entregarte al rey Sehón y a su tierra. Empieza ya a conquistar y a poseer su territorio”.

32 »Entonces el rey Sehón nos declaró la guerra y movilizó sus fuerzas en Jahaza.

33 Sin embargo, el Señor
nuestro Dios lo entregó en nuestras manos, y lo aplastamos a él, a sus hijos y a todo su pueblo.

34 Conquistamos todas sus ciudades y los destruimos a todos por completo:
hombres, mujeres y niños. No dejamos a nadie con vida.

35 Nos llevamos todo su ganado como botín, junto con todas las cosas de valor que había en las ciudades que saqueamos.

36 »El Señor
nuestro Dios también nos ayudó a conquistar Aroer, que está al límite del valle del Arnón, al igual que la aldea situada en el valle junto con todo el territorio que se extiende hasta Galaad. Ninguna ciudad tenía murallas lo suficientemente fuertes para detenernos.

37 Sin embargo, evitamos pasar por la tierra de los amonitas, a lo largo del río Jaboc, y también por las ciudades de la zona montañosa, o sea todos los lugares que el Señor
nuestro Dios nos ordenó no tocar.

Deuteronomio 2:30-37 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 2

In this chapter Moses goes on with his account of the affairs of the people of Israel, and what befell them, how they turned into the wilderness again; but passes over in silence their travels there, till they came to Mount Self, where having been some time they were bid to depart, De 2:1-3, and were directed not to meddle with the Edomites, or take anything from them, but pay them for what they should have of them, since they lacked not, De 2:4-8, nor to distress the Moabites, of whose country, as formerly inhabited, and also of Edom, some account is given, De 2:9-12, when they were bid to go over the brook Zered, to which from their coming from Kadeshbarnea was the space of thirty eight years, in which time the former generation was consumed, De 2:13-16 and now passing along the borders of Moab, they were ordered not to meddle with nor distress the children of Ammon, of whose land also, and the former inhabitants of it, an account is given, De 2:17-23, then passing over the river Arnon, they are bid to fight with Sihon king of the Amorites, and possess his land, De 2:24,25 to whom they sent messengers, desiring leave to pass through his land, and to furnish them with provisions for their money, as the Edomites and Moabites had done, De 2:26-29 but he refusing, this gave them an opportunity to attack him, in which they succeeded, slew him and his people, and took possession of his country, De 2:30-37.