Numbers 21:28

For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, 1 A flame from the city of Sihon, 1 And has consumed as far as Moab, 1 And devoured the pillars of Arnon. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, 1 Come to Heshbon, 1 That the city of Sihon may be built and prepared. 1

29Woe to thee, Moab; 1 Thou art lost, thou people of Chemosh: 1 Their sons are sold for preservation, 1 And their daughters are captives 1 To Sihon king of the Amorites. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 21:15And he has appointed brooks to cause Ar to dwell there; 1 And it lies near to the coasts of Moab.

Deuteronomy 2:9And the Lord said to me, Do not ye quarrel with the Moabites, and do not engage in war with them; for I will not give you of their land for an inheritance, for I have given Ar to the children of Lot to inherit.

Judges 9:15And the bramble said to the trees, If ye in truth anoint me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

Isaiah 10:16but the Lord of hosts shall send dishonor upon thine honor, and burning fire shall be kindled upon thy glory.

Amos 1:7And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 21:22-35

Sihon and Og Overthrown. ( b. c. 1452.) 21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders. 23 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… Read the whole commentary →

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