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Numbers 21:26

Numbers 21:26
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone,.... The whole country ruined, or likely to be so:

O people of Chemosh; which was the name of their idol, who is called the abomination of the Moabites, Kg1 11:7,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 21:21-35

We have here an account of the victories obtained by Israel over Sihon and Og, which must be distinctly considered, not only because they are here distinctly related, but because long afterwards the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Numbers 21:21-35

The victories over Sihon and Og. See the parallel account in Deu 2:24 to Deu 3:13. The previous verses have described the Israelites" march through the territory occupied by the Amorites on the north…