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Psalms 136:19

136:18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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Sihon king of the Amorites; for his loving kindness endures forever;

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endures for ever:

136:20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

What does Psalms 136:19 mean?

Psalms 136:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סִיחוֹן (Çîychôwn), מֶלֶךְ (melek), אֱמֹרִי (ʼĔmôrîy).

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SihonסִיחוֹןÇîychôwn/see-khone'/H5511Sichon, an Amoritish king
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
of
the
Amorites:אֱמֹרִיʼĔmôrîy/em-o-ree'/H567an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
for
his
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
endureth
for
ever:עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 136:19.

Numbers 21:21

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Deuteronomy 1:4

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

Deuteronomy 2:24

Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. begin: Heb. begin, possess

Deuteronomy 3:2

And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

Deuteronomy 31:4

And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.

Deuteronomy 4:46

On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:

Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

Numbers 21:26

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

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What does Psalms 136:19 say?

Psalms 136:19 (King James Version) reads: "Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:"

Is Psalms 136:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 136:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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