Judges 11:19

Then did Israel send messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon,—and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land as far as my own place.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

In Context

18Then journeyed they through the desert, and went round the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and so came, from the rising of the sun, to the land of Moab, but encamped beyond Arnon,—and entered not within the boundary of Moab, for, Arnon, is the boundary of Moab.

20But Sihon trusted not Israel, to pass through his boundary, so Sihon gathered together all his people, and encamped in Jahaz,—and fought against Israel.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:26So I sent messengers out of the desert of Kademoth, unto Sihon, king of Heshbon,—with words of peace saying:

Joshua 13:8With them, the, Reubenites and the Gadites, received their inheritance,—which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan, eastward, as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto them:

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:13-29

The War with the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1143.) 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children… Read the whole commentary →

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