Deuteronomy 2:34

34 And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction^[a] every ¹city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors.

Deuteronomy 2:34 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:34

And we took all his cities at that time
As Heshbon, and others mentioned in ( Numbers 21:25 Numbers 21:30 Numbers 21:32 ) ( Numbers 32:3 Numbers 32:34-38 ) ,

and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones
of every city, we left none to remain;
for the Amorites were one of the seven nations who were devoted to destruction, the measure of whose iniquity was now full, and therefore vengeance was taken.

Deuteronomy 2:34 In-Context

32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.

33 And the LORD our God gave him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and all his people.

34 And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction every city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors.

35 Only the livestock we took as spoil for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities that we captured.

36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. The LORD our God gave all into our hands.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 3:6

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)