Deuteronomy 4:47

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“They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—”

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BSBPD

“They took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they possess his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorite who <FI>are<Fi> beyond the Jordan, <FI>towards<Fi> the sun-rising;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 4:47 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:33Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
  2. Numbers 21:35So they struck down Og, along with his sons and his whole army, until no remnant was left. And they took possession of his land.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:1Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
  4. Deuteronomy 3:8At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
  5. Deuteronomy 29:7When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.
  6. Joshua 24:12I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
  7. Nehemiah 9:22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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