And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
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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
- Arnon Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Jabbok Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Zarqa River.
- Jazer Place
- He (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad ( Num. 32:1 , 35; Josh. 13:25 ). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (21:39). Modern identification: Khirbet Sara.