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A Just and Rightful Claim
Commentators explain that this verse is a crucial historical and legal note. It clarifies that Israel took the land from the Amorite king Sihon, not from the Moabites. Since Sihon had previously conquered this territory from Moab, Israel's claim was morally and legally sound, as they won it in a just war against the land's current possessor.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 21:26
19th Century
Bishop
And taken all his land ... — that is, the land between the Arnon and the Jabbok, as it is explained in the last clause of the verse.
John Calvin
On Numbers 21:26
16th Century
Theologian
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon (Numbers 21:26). It is for good reason that Moses relates how the country near Heshbon had f…
John Gill
On Numbers 21:26
17th Century
Pastor
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites , &c.] His royal city, where he kept his palace, where he had …
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 21:21–35
17th Century
Minister
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 …