Deuteronomy - 2:34



34 We took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 2:34.

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And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
And we took all his cities at that time, killing the inhabitants of them, men and women and children. We left nothing of them:
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, men, and women, and little ones: we let none escape.
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones of every city, we left none to remain.
and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city, men, and the women, and the infants, we have not left a remnant;
At that time we took all his towns, and gave them over to complete destruction, together with men, women, and children; we had no mercy on any:
And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them,
Cepimus quoque omnes urbes ejus eo tempore, et destruximus omnes urbes, viros et mulieres, et parvulos: non reliquimus superstitem.

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Utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city - Render, laid under ban (compare Leviticus 27:28 note) every inhabited city, both women and children: these last words being added by way of fuller explanation.

And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the (o) women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
(o) God had cursed Canaan, and therefore he did not want any of the wicked race to be preserved.

And we took all his cities at that time,.... As Heshbon, and others mentioned in Numbers 21:25,
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.

Utterly destroyed - By God's command, these being a part of those people who were devoted by the Lord of life and death, to utter destruction for their abominable wickedness.

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