For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Only Og, the king of Bashan, was left from the race of giants. Look, his iron bed frame could be seen in Rabbath, the city of the Ammonites. It was thirteen and a half feet long and six feet wide, measured by a regular person's arm length.
This verse describes how Og was the last surviving giant king, and his enormous iron bed (about the size of a modern king bed but longer) was kept as proof of his great size.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses is recounting the Israelites' journey and victories as they prepared to enter the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt. Og, the king of Bashan, was one of the last survivors of a race of giants mentioned in ancient biblical narratives, and his defeat highlighted God's supernatural protection and power for the Israelites. The description of his enormous iron bedstead, measuring about 13.5 feet long and 6 feet wide, served as a historical artifact to emphasize the scale of this victory and was located in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.
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