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Deuteronomy 2:26 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 2 · verse 26
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,Deuteronomy 2:26 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:26 in context
24Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
28Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- KedemothQᵉdêmôwthKedemoth, a place in eastern PalestineH6932 →
- HeshbonCheshbôwnCheshbon, a place East of the JordanH2809 →
- SihonÇîychôwnSichon, an Amoritish kingH5511 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
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God having tried the self-denial of his people in forbidding them to meddle with the Moabites and Ammonites, and they having quietly passed by those rich countries, and, though superior in number, not made any attack upon them, here he recompenses them for their obedience by giving them possession of the country of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-37