And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Ver. 2. Fear him not.] Though of a formidable stature. Deu 3:11 The lion is not so fierce as he is painted, saith the Spanish proverb. God will crack the hairy scalp of his enemies. Psa 68:21