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.
You did not go into the land that belonged to the Ammonites, or to any place along the Jabbok River, or to the cities in the hill country, or to any place the LORD our God told us to stay away from.
The writer is acknowledging that Israel obeyed God by avoiding the territories He had forbidden them to enter, specifically the land of the Ammonites.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Moses' final address to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land, recounting their 40-year wilderness journey. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot (Abraham's nephew), and God had specifically commanded Israel not to attack or take their land because He had given it to them as their inheritance. The Jabbok River formed part of the boundary of Ammonite territory in what is now Jordan.
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