Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 21:32-35; Deut. 3:1-13). His bedstead (or rather sarcophagus) was of iron (or ironstone), 9 cubits in length and 4 cubits in breadth. His overthrow was afterwards celebrated in song (Ps. 135:11; 136:20).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(giant, literally long-necked), an Amoritish king of Bashan, whose rule extended over sixty cities. (Joshua 13:12) He was one of the last representatives of the giant race of Rephaim, and was, with his children and his people, defeated and exterminated by the Israelites at Edrei immediately after the conquest of Sihon.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
OG (long-necked), a king of Bashan, of gigantic stature, Deut 3:11, who opposed the passage of the Israelites through his territories. Deut 3:1. He was defeated in a pitched battle in Edrei, and, together with his sons, was slain. Deut 1:4; Num 21:34. His sixty fenced and walled cities were distributed amongst the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Deut 3:3-4; Num 32:23. He was a giant. Josh 13:12, and his long iron bedstead was regarded as a curiosity, and was preserved as a memorial of his huge stature. Deut 3:11.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a cake; bread baked in ashes