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For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
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.
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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Presbyterian
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 …
