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But Sihon didn`t trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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Sihon's Unprovoked Aggression
Commentators emphasize that Sihon was the aggressor. Despite Israel's peaceful request to simply pass through, Sihon's distrust led him to gather his army and attack. John Gill notes this fact is central to Jephthah's argument that Israel's claim to the land was justified, as it was won in a defensive war that they did not start.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Trusted not Israel. —Sihon did not believe their promise to pass peacefully through his land.
Pitched in Jahaz.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through, his coast For fear they should seize upon his dominions, and retain th…
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