Of the children of Ammon. Thus says Yahweh: Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people well in the cities of it?

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Has Israel no sons? - that is, the Ammonites in seizing Gilead have acted as if the country had no rightful owner. The sons of Israel were t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Concerning the Ammonites. —The history of this people was, to a great extent, parallel with that of the Moabites. They had been co…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

We have said that the Ammonites were not only adjacent to the Moabites but had also originated from Lot, and were therefore related to them by bloo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord Or, "to the Ammonites" F21 ; or, "against" them F23 ;…

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