John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 2:9
Verse 9 9.And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites. He had previously forbidden them to enter the land of Edom, unless consent were obtained. A similar prohibition is now added with respect to the Moabites, because God had allotted to them the territory which they inhabited. As I have said, this was painful and burdensome, that they should cherish kindness and fraternal good-will towards those who treated them with hostility; but God desired in this respect also to prove the... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horims also dwelt in Seir - The whole of this verse was probably added by Joshua or Ezra. read more