John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 4. And we took all his cities at that time , etc.] Not only Edrei where the battle was fought, and Ashteroth his capital city, but all the rest in his kingdom: there was not a city which we took not from them ; not one stood out, but all surrendered on summons; the number of which follows: three score cities ; which was a large number for so small a country, and shows it to be well inhabited: all the region of Argob ; which was a small province of the kingdom of Og in Bashan : Aben Ezra and Jarchi observe, that it was called after a man, i.e. whose name was Argob; the Targum of Onkelos names it Tracona, and the Targum of Jonathan Targona, the same with Trachonitis in Josephus and other authors; (see Luke 3:1), Jerom relates that in his time, about Gerasa, a city of Arabia, fifteen miles from it to the west, there was a village which was called Arga, which seems to carry in it some remains of the ancient name of this country; and the Samaritan version, in all places where Argob is, calls it Rigobaah; and in the Misnah mention is made of a place called Ragab, beyond Jordan, famous for its being the second place for the best oil.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning by the ruin of Sihon and desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and so wa hardened to his destruction. Those not awakened by the judgments of God on others, ripen for the like judgments on themselves.
Original Hebrew ונלכד3920 את853 כל3605 עריו5892 בעת6256 ההוא1931 לא3808 היתה1961 קריה7151 אשׁר834 לא3808 לקחנו3947 מאתם853 שׁשׁים8346 עיר5892 כל3605 חבל2256 ארגב709 ממלכת4467 עוג5747 בבשׁן׃1316
