And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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Interpretation
Sihon went with his forces against Israel, out of his own borders, without provocation, and so ran upon his own ruin. The enemies of God's church often perish by the counsels they think most wisely taken.
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This thought runs through Numbers 21:21-25.
Glossary
- Jahaz Place
- Trodden down. Modern identification: Khirbet el Medeiyineh.