then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom didn`t listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Consult the marginal references. If the ark with the copy of the Law (Deuteronomy 31:26) was at Mizpeh, it would account for Jephthah’s…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Unto the king of Edom. —As narrated in Numbers 20:14 and following. Even if Jephthah had no written documents before him to which …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom
The history of which may be read in (Numbers 20:14)

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for…

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