And Moab was sore afraid of the people.— There was no ground for this apprehension, since the Divine command given to Mos…

And Moab was sore afraid of the people
Lest they should enter into their country and do to them as they had done to …

The king of Moab formed a plan to have the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had until now fought for them. He had a f…