Chemosh - The national God of the Moabites. The name probably means “Vanquisher,” or “Master.” The worship of Chemosh was introduced into Is…

Come into Heshbon.— These verses appear to commemorate first the victory of the Amorites over the Moabites, and then that of the I…

Woe to you, Moab! you are undone
The whole country ruined, or likely to be so:

O people of Chemosh…

Sihon went with his forces against Israel, from outside his own borders and without provocation, and so brought about his own ruin. The enemies of …