Deuteronomy 3:7

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

Deuteronomy 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 3:7

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities
The oxen and sheep, camels and asses; their gold and silver, and the furniture of their houses; their stores of corn, and of other fruits of the earth, even all their substance of whatsoever kind:

we took for a prey to ourselves;
made them their own property, and used them for their own profit and service, whereby they became greatly enriched.

Deuteronomy 3:7 In-Context

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.
9 (Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonian people, but The Amorites call it Senir.)
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