Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
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Gill's Exposition
We have shot at them,.... Either the Amorites at the Moabites, or else the Israelites at the Amorites; for, according to Aben Ezra, these are the words of Moses, though they, with Num 21:29, seem…
Barnes' Notes
They that speak in proverbs - The original word is almost equivalent to “the poets.” The word supplies the title of the Book of Proverbs itself; and is used of the parable proper in Eze 17:2; of the…
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…
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…