We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
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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
- Heshbon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
- Dibon Place
- Pining; wasting. (1. ) A city in Moab ( Num. 21:30 ); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon ( Isa. 15:9 ). Modern identification: Tall Dhiban.
- Medeba Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Madaba.
- Nophah Place
- Blast, a city of Moab which was occupied by the Amorites ( Num. 21:30 ). Modern identification: Kerak.