Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Deuteronomy 2

^{1 b} Eight and thirtie yere, as {ver. 14}

^{1 !} Israel is forbidden to fight with the Edomites.

^{1 a} They obeyed, after that God, had chastised them.

^{4 c} This was the seconde time: for before thei had caused the Israelites to returne, {Nob. 20,21}.

^{7 d} And giuen thee meanes wherewith you maiest make recompence: also God wil direct thee by his prouidence, as he hathe done.

^{8 /} Or, wildernes.

^{9 e} Which were the Moabites & Ammonites.

^{9 /} Or, beseige.

^{9 !} Moabites.

^{10 f} signifing that as these gyants were driuen out for their sinnes: so the wicked when their sinnes are ripe can not auoide Gods plagues.

^{14 g} He sheweth hereby, that as God is true in his promes: so his threatenings are not in vaine.

^{15 h} His plague & punishment to destroye all that were twentie yere olde, and aboue.

^{19 !} And Ammonites.

^{20 i} Who called them selues Rephaims: that is, preseruers or phisicians to heale & reform vices: but were indeede Zamzumims, that is, wicked & abominable.

^{23 /} Or, Gaza.

^{24 k} Acording to his promes made to Abraham, {Gen. 15,21}.

^{25 l} This declareth that the hearts of men are in Gods hands ether to be made faint, or bolde.

^{29 m} Because nether intreaty nor examples of others colde moue him, he colde not complaine of his juste destruction.

^{30 n} God, in his election & reprobacion doeth not onelie appoint the ends, but the meanes tending to the same.

^{33 /} Ebr, before vs.

^{33 !} Sihon King of Hesbhon is discomfited.

^{34 o} God had cursed Canaan & therefore he wolde not that anie of the wicked race shulde be preserued.

³⁶ Or, into our hand.

³⁷ Or, fourde.