Numbers 21:26

For Cheshbon was the city of Sichon Melech HaEmori, who had fought against the former king of Moav, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

In Context

25And Yisroel took all these cities; Yisroel dwelt in all the cities of the Emori, in Cheshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

27Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, 1 Come into Cheshbon, 1 let the city of Sichon 1 be built and prepared; 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:4After he had slain Sichon Melech HaEmori, which dwelt in Cheshbon, and Og Melech HaBashan, which dwelt in Ashtarot at Edre'i;

Joshua 13:17Cheshbon, and all its towns that are in the plain; Divon, and Bamot-Ba'al, and Beit-Ba'al Me'on,

Joshua 21:39All the towns of the Levi'im within the achuzzat Bnei Yisroel (possession, estate of the Sons of Israel) were 48 towns with their migrashim.

Jeremiah 48:2There shall be no more tehillah (praise) of Moav; 1 in Cheshbon they have plotted ra'ah against it; 1 come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. 1 Also thou shalt be silenced, O Madmein; 1 the cherev shall pursue thee. 1

Jeremiah 48:45They that fled stood under the tzel (shadow) 1 of Cheshbon without ko'ach; 1 for an eish shall come forth out of Cheshbon, 1 and a flame from the midst of Sichon, 1 and shall devour the forehead of Moav, 1 and the crown of the head of the bnei sha'on (sons of tumult). 1

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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