Numbers 21:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villagesf thereof. ”

• Numbers 21:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Heshbon - Now Heshban, a ruined city, due east of the point where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea; conspicuous from all parts of the high plateau on which it stands, but concealed, like the rest o...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Conquest of the Amorites. This narrative presupposes the position reached in Numbers 21:13 (not in Numbers 21:20 ), for the embassy to Sihon would naturally be despatched before the Amorite...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Numbers 21:25 And Israel took all these cities. As if speaking of something present, he uses the demonstrative pronoun, and says, “these cities,” just as if he were pointing them out to the...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

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• Numbers 21:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. Israel dwelt in all the cities - such as Beth-gamul, Bozrah,...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Brazen Serpent. Conquest of Bashan 1-3. The southern Canaanites repulse the Israelites, but are eventually destroyed.

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• Numbers 21:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites. — If, as appears most probable, this and the thirty-first verse form a part of the original narrative, the word which is rendered dwelt should...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE LAST MARCH AND THE FIRST CAMPAIGN Numbers 21:1-35 IT has been suggested in a previous chapter that the repulse of the Israelites by the King of Arad took place on the occasion when, after t...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Victory over the Amorites Numbers 21:21-35 Two great victories opened the eastern lands to the possession and settlement of two tribes and a half. It is not enough to know our heritage in Chris...

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• Numbers 21:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The movement forward of the people now brought them into the path of conflict. The way was rough and difficult and the people were discouraged. Again they felt a lusting after Egypt and spoke against...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  If you consult Deuteronomy 2:9 , you will find that Moab was not to be fought with, being descendants of Lot: and therefore, when Israel passed before Oboth, they did not attack Moab; see Deuterono...

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• Numbers 21:25 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  LIFE AT ITS NOBLEST ‘Israel took all these cities … Israel possessed his land.’ Numbers 21:25 ; Numbers 21:35 I. ‘The joys of conquest are the joys of man.’ —To face hopeless odds without...

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• Numbers 21:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Israel took all these cities ,.... Which lay between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; their particular names may be seen in Numbers 32:3 , and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites ; be...

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• Numbers 21:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ATTACK AND DEFEAT OF CANAANITES (vs.1-3) The king of Arad, a Canaanite, heard that Israel was in the same vicinity from which they had sent the spies into the south of Canaan. He therefore took t...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Sihon and Og Overthrown. B. C. 1452.       21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Having destroyed the ancient inhabitants, Deuteronomy 2:34 .

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• Numbers 21:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Possession of the Cities of Sihon ( Numbers 21:25-26 ). Numbers 21:25 ‘And Israel took all these cities. And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its town...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 21:1 . King Arad the Canaanite . Rather, “the Canaanite King of Arad.” Arad was a royal city of the Canaanites ( Joshua 12:14 ), and was situated on a hill c...

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• Numbers 21:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Numbers 21:1 . King Arad; that is, Arad king of Arad. The way of the spies, is understood to be the route of the twelve spies sent from Kadesh-Barnea. But the LXX not understanding it so, render...

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• Numbers 21:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass. The wicked hate and persecute the godly without any just cause This is the practice of wicked men to pursue the children of God with all despiteful dealin...

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• Numbers 21:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE END OF JOURNEYS , THE BEGINNING OF VICTORIES ( Numbers 21:10 Numbers 22:1 ). Numbers 21:10 The children of Israel set forward , and pitched in Oboth. In t...

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• Numbers 21:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Overthrow of Sihon and Og

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• Numbers 21:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 2:12 ; Ezekiel 16:46 ; Ezekiel 16:49 ; Ezekiel 16:53 ; Isaiah 15:4 ; Isaiah 16:8 ; Isaiah 16:9 ; Jeremiah 48:2 ; Jeremiah 48:34 ; Jeremiah 48:45 ; Numbers 21:31 ; Numbers 32:3...

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