Sihon

Family: Amorites · Role: king of the Amorites · First appears: Deuteronomy 1

Life events

• Moses slew Sihon, king of the Amorites.(Deuteronomy 1 · 📍 Heshbon)
  • With: Moses
  • “After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon,”
• God gave Sihon and his land into Israel's hand for possession.(Deuteronomy 2 · 📍 the land of Sihon)
  • With: God
  • “I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.”
• God hardened Sihon's spirit and made his heart obstinate.(Deuteronomy 2)
  • With: God
  • “for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand”
• Sihon came out with his people to fight Israel.(Deuteronomy 2 · 📍 Jahaz)
  • “Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.”
• God delivered Sihon and his people into Israel's power.(Deuteronomy 2 · 📍 Jahaz)
  • With: God
  • “And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.”
• Sihon's cities were captured and their inhabitants utterly destroyed.(Deuteronomy 2 · 📍 the cities of Sihon)
  • “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:”
• Moses and the Israelites defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites.(Deuteronomy 4 · 📍 Heshbon)
  • With: Moses
  • “in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt;”

Deuteronomy 1

• slayer: Moses “After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:”

Deuteronomy 2

• judge: God (God hardened Sihon's spirit in order to deliver him to Israel.) “But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”

Deuteronomy 4

• slayer: Moses “On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.