Deuteronomy 2:19
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
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Gill's Exposition
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon,.... Who dwelt near the Moabites, and were brethren, both descending from Lot, Gen 19:37.
distress them not, nor meddle with them: lay no…
It is observable here that Moses, speaking of the Edomites (Deu 2:8), calls them, "our brethren, the children of Esau." Though they had been unkind to Israel, in refusing them a peaceable passage…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon And thou shalt approach to the front of the Bnê -Ammôn. The expression is vague and the mention of -Ammôn at this stage perplexing. It is true…
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