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Joshua

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
that He did do, make Verb H6213 עָשָׂ֗ה a·sah
to the two two (a card. number) Noun H8147 לִשְׁנֵי֙ lish·nei
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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kings king Noun H4428 מַלְכֵ֣י mal·chei
of the Amorites perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribe Noun H567 הָאֱמֹרִ֔י ha·'e·mo·ri,
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
were beyond region across or beyond, side Noun H5676 בְּעֵ֣בֶר be·'e·ver
the Jordan, the principal river of Pal. Noun H3383 הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai·yar·den;
to Sihon a king of the Amorites Noun H5511 לְסִיחֹון֙ le·si·cho·vn
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Heshbon a place E. of the Jordan Noun H2809 חֶשְׁבֹּ֔ון chesh·bo·vn,
Analysis:
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and to Og king of Bashan Noun H5747 וּלְעֹ֥וג u·le·'o·vg
Analysis:
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king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Bashan "smooth," a region E. of the Jordan Noun H1316 הַבָּשָׁ֖ן hab·ba·shan
Analysis:
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who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֖ר a·sher
was at Ashtaroth. a place E. of the Jordan Noun H6252 בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹֽות׃ be·'ash·ta·ro·vt.
Analysis:
Read more about: Ashtaroth

Locations

Ashtaroth

ASHTAROTH; ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM; BEESHTERAHash'-ta-roth, as'-ta-roth (`ashtaroth; the King James Version Astaroth; Astaroth, the city of Og, king of Bashan (Deuteronomy 14, etc.); `ashteroth qarnayim, the scene of the defeat of the Rephaim by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:5): (be`eshterah) a Levitical city in Manasseh East of the Jordan (Joshua 21:27)): The name pro... View Details

Bashan

BASHANba'-shan (ha-bashan, "the Bashan"; Basan): This name is probably the same in meaning as the cognate Arabic bathneh, "soft, fertile land," or bathaniyeh (batanaea), "this land sown with wheat" ("wheatland").1. Boundaries:It often occurs with the article, "the Bashan," to describe the kingdom of Og, the most northerly part of the land East of the Jordan.... View Details

Heshbon

HESHBONhesh'-bon (cheshbon; Hesebon): The royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, taken and occupied by the Israelites under Moses (Numbers 21:25, etc.). It lay on the southern border of Gad (Joshua 13:26), and was one of the cities fortified by Reuben (Numbers 32:37). It is reckoned among the cities of Gad given to the Merarite Levites (Joshua 21:39). In... View Details

People

Og

king of Bashan

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New American Standard Bible 1995 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.
King James Bible and And all that He he did to the two kings of the Amorites who Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan who Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
Hebrew Greek English 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.