Deuteronomy 2:9

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 2

“And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.”Deuteronomy 2:9

What Does Deuteronomy 2:9 Mean?

Deuteronomy 2:9 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 2, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 2:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Chronicles 20:10“And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;”Genesis 19:36“Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.”Deuteronomy 2:19“And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.”Genesis 19:37“And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.”Numbers 21:15“And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.”Psalms 83:8“Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.”Judges 11:15“And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:”Numbers 21:28“For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.”Jeremiah 27:5“I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.”Genesis 19:38“And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”Numbers 22:4“And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.”Deuteronomy 2:5“Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.”Deuteronomy 2:18“Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:”Deuteronomy 2:29“(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.”Deuteronomy 2:37“Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.”Deuteronomy 29:16“(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;”Judges 11:17“Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.”2 Kings 3:25“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.”Isaiah 15:1“The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;”

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