Numbers 21:31 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Numbers 21:31–35

Read Numbers 21:31 with 21:31–35. It within “Og of Bashan Is Defeated without Survivors,” states this military action, victim, captive, spoil, command, or consequence; in lightly modernized wording, the clause reads: Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. The complete unit establishes this contextual meaning: After occupying Amorite land and taking Jazer's villages, Israel turns toward Bashan; the LORD tells Moses not to fear Og, and Israel strikes Og, his sons, and all his people until no survivor remains, then possesses the land.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Og of Bashan Is Defeated without Survivors contributes this unit's war movement to Numbers' progress from Sinai through wilderness crisis to Moab: After occupying Amorite land and taking Jazer's villages, Israel turns toward Bashan; the LORD tells Moses not to fear Og, and Israel strikes Og, his sons, and all his people until no survivor remains, then possesses the land. At 21:31, the verse within “Og of Bashan Is Defeated without Survivors,” states this military action, victim, captive, spoil, command, or consequence; in lightly modernized wording, the clause reads: Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.