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Deuteronomy 2:26

Deuteronomy 2:26
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth,.... A city in the tribe of Reuben, and given by them to the Levites in later times, having been taken from the Amorites with others; near this…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Kedemoth - literally, “Easternmost parts;” the name of a town afterward assigned to the Reubenites, and given out of that tribe to the Levites. Compare Jos 13:18; 1Ch 6:79.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 2:24-37

God having tried the self-denial of his people in forbidding them to meddle with the Moabites and Ammonites, and they having quietly passed by those rich countries, and, though superior in number, not…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 2:26-37

The Victory over Sîḥôn

From the desert N. of Arnon Moses sent to Sîḥôn asking leave to cross his land in peace, purchasing food and water (Deu 2:26-29). Sîḥôn refused, Jehovah hardening bis spirit…