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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Sihon

rooting out; conclusion

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Sihon

(warrior) king of the Amorites when Israel arrived on the borders of the promised land. (Numbers 21:21) (B.C. 1451.) Shortly before the time of Israel's arrival he had dispossessed the Moabites of a splendid territory, driving them south of the natural bulwark of the Amen. Ibid. (Numbers 21:26-29) When the Israelite host appeared, he did not hesitate or temporize like Balak, but at once gathered his people together and attacked them. But the battle was his last. He and all his host were destroyed, and their district from Amen to Jabbok became at once the possession of the conqueror.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Sihon

King of the Amorites at Heshbon, on refusing passage to the Hebrews, and coming to attack them, was himself slain, his army routed, and his dominions divided among Israel, Numbers 21:21-34 De 2:26-36.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory, and put his army in array against them. The Israelites went forth against him to battle, and gained a complete victory. The Amorites were defeated; Sihon, his sons, and all his people were smitten with the sword, his walled towns were captured, and the entire country of the Amorites was taken possession of by the Israelites (Numbers 21:21-30; Deuteronomy 2:24-37).

The country from the Jabbok to Hermon was at this time ruled by Og, the last of the Rephaim. He also tried to prevent the progress of the Israelites, but was utterly routed, and all his cities and territory fell into the hands of the Israelites (Comp. Numbers 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 3:1-14; Psalm 135:10-12; 136:17-22).

These two victories gave the Israelites possession of the country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the foot of Hermon. The kingdom of Sihon embraced about 1,500 square miles, while that of Og was more than 3,000 square miles.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SIHON

si'-hon (cichon): King of the Amorites, who vainly opposed Israel on their journey from Egypt to Palestine, and who is frequently mentioned in the historical books and in the Psalms because of his prominence and as a warning for those who rise against Yahweh and His people (Numbers 21:21, and often; Deuteronomy 1:4; Deuteronomy 31:4 Joshua 2:10 Judges 11:19, 20, 21 1 Kings 4:19 Nehemiah 9:22 Psalm 135:11; Psalm 136:19 Jeremiah 48:45).

Strong's Hebrew

5511. Sichon -- a king of the Amorites
... 5510, 5511. Sichon or Sichon. 5512 . a king of the Amorites. Transliteration:
Sichon or Sichon Phonetic Spelling: (see-khone') Short Definition: Sihon. ... Sihon ...
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Library

How Moses Conquered Sihon and Og Kings of the Amorites, and ...
... CHAPTER 5. How Moses Conquered Sihon And Og Kings Of The Amorites, And Destroyed
Their Whole Army And Then Divided Their Land By Lot To Two Tribes And A Half ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how moses conquered.htm

The Nations of the South-East
... When the Israelitish invasion, however, took place, the Amorites under Sihon had
thrust themselves between, and had carved for themselves a kingdom out of the ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm

Canaan
... Not long before the Israelitish invasion, the Amorite king Sihon had robbed Moab
of its territory and founded his power on the ruins of that of the Egyptian ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter ii canaan.htm

From Kadesh to the Death of Moses.
... Amorites. Here they came into conflict with Sihon the King of the Amorites,
whom they defeated, and possessed his land. (Num.21:23-24). ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter vii from kadesh to.htm

Numbers
... Then Israel turned north, and began her career of conquest by defeating
Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan (xxi.). ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/numbers.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... The extension of the Amorite power in this direction is proved by the facts relating
to the kingdoms of Sihon and Og Gent. i.4, ii.24-37, iii.1-1.7. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

The Hardening of Nations.
... Heathen nations and individuals may come in direct contact with the Lord and His
Anointed, as Pharaoh and Sihon through their relations with Israel; and as the ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxv the hardening of nations.htm

Psalm 136
... 18Yea, famous kings in battle slew: for his grace faileth never. ^19Ev'n Sihon king
of Amorites: for he hath mercy ever. ^20And Og the king of Bashanites: ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 136.htm

Book 4 Footnotes
... were never to meddle with the Moabites, or Ammonites, or any other people, but those
belonging to the land of Canaan, and the countries of Sihon and Og beyond ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 4 footnotes.htm

The Story of God's Mighty Acts
... Have ye not heard tell how God smote Og, king of Bashan, and Sihon, king of the
Amorites, because they withstood the progress of his people? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the story of gods mighty.htm

Thesaurus

Sihon (34 Occurrences)
... The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed
by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to ...
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Sihon's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sihon's (1 Occurrence). Numbers 21 ... to Heshbon!
let the city of Sihon be built and established! (See NIV). ...
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Jahaz (8 Occurrences)
... Trodden down (called also Jahaza, Joshua 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chronicles
6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the borders of Moab and in the ...
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Reigned (206 Occurrences)
... said to Moses, "Don't fear him: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all
his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of ...
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Og (22 Occurrences)
... His overthrow was afterwards celebrated in song (Psalm 135:11; 136:20).
(see SIHON.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. OG. (`ogh; Og ...
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Ruling (123 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Deuteronomy 1:4 After he had overcome Sihon, king of the Amorites, ruling
in Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, ruling in Ashtaroth, at Edrei: (BBE). ...
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Heshbon (37 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Intelligence, a city ruled over by Sihon, king
of the Amorites (Joshua 3:10; 13:17). It was taken by Moses ...
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Defeated (88 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 1:4 after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei. ...
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Gathereth (65 Occurrences)
... Numbers 21:23 And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and
Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the ...
/g/gathereth.htm - 26k

Mustered (28 Occurrences)
... Numbers 21:23 Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon
gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the ...
/m/mustered.htm - 15k

Resources

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Sihon (34 Occurrences)

Numbers 21:21
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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Numbers 21:23
Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
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Numbers 21:26
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
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Numbers 21:27
Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
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Numbers 21:28
for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
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Numbers 21:29
Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
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Numbers 21:34
Yahweh said to Moses, "Don't fear him: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon."
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Numbers 32:33
Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities of it with their borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.
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Deuteronomy 1:4
after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.
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Deuteronomy 2:24
"Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
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Deuteronomy 2:26
I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
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Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Yahweh your God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as at this day.
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Deuteronomy 2:31
Yahweh said to me, "Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you: begin to possess, that you may inherit his land."
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Deuteronomy 2:32
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.
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Deuteronomy 3:2
Yahweh said to me, "Don't fear him; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into your hand; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon."
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Deuteronomy 3:6
We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.
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Deuteronomy 4:46
beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck, when they came forth out of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 29:7
When you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us to battle, and we struck them:
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Deuteronomy 31:4
Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land; whom he destroyed.
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Joshua 2:10
For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
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Joshua 9:10
and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
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Joshua 12:2
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
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Joshua 12:5
and ruled in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
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Joshua 13:10
and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
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Joshua 13:21
all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
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Joshua 13:27
and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan's bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
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Judges 11:19
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him,'Let us pass, please, through your land to my place.'
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Judges 11:20
But Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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Judges 11:21
Yahweh, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
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1 Kings 4:19
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.
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Nehemiah 9:22
Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted after their portions: so they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
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Psalms 135:11
Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan,
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Psalms 136:19
Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever;
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Jeremiah 48:45
Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
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Subtopics

Sihon

Sihon: Conquest of his Kingdom by the Israelites

Sihon: His Seat of Government at Heshbon

Sihon: The Proverbial Chant Celebrating the Victory of Sihon Over the Moabites

Related Terms

Sihon's (1 Occurrence)

Jahaz (8 Occurrences)

Reigned (206 Occurrences)

Og (22 Occurrences)

Ruling (123 Occurrences)

Heshbon (37 Occurrences)