For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
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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.
Glossary
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Arnon Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi Mujib.
- Ar Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Balua.
- Heshbon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).