Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
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Gill's Exposition
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him,.... Or through his country, as was desired:
for the Lord had hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate; as he did Pharaoh's, for whom…
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
But Sihon … would not let us pass by him) E, Num 21:23: S. would not allow(another verb) Israel to cross his territory.
for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit Sg. address; it is at least remarkable…
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