John Gill Commentary Deuteronomy 3:4

"And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan." — Deuteronomy 3:4 (ASV)

And we took all his cities at that time
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 ^F9 mention is made of a place called Ragab, beyond Jordan, famous for its being the second place for the best oil.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F9: mention is made of a place called Ragab, beyond Jordan, famous for its being the second place for the best oil.