Deuteronomy 2:37 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

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 Sihon king of the Amorites. If we forbear what God forbids, we shall receive what he promises, and shall be no losers at last by our obedience, though it may seem for the present to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:37

Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not ,.... Which was then in their possession; otherwise what Sihon had took away from them, that the children of Israel came into and enjoyed, as before observed, Deuteronomy 2:19 . nor unto any place of the river Jabbok ; any town or city situated on this river, which was the border of the children of Ammon, Deuteronomy 3:16 ; see Gill on Genesis 32:22 , nor unto the cities in the mountains ; much less did they penetrate... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 2:37

Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not - God gave them their commission; and those only were to be cut off, the cup of whose iniquity was full. Though the Moabites and Ammonites were thus spared, they requited good with evil, for they fought against the Israelites, and cast them out of their possessions, Judges 11:4 , Judges 11:5 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1 , etc., and committed the most shocking cruelties; see Amos 1:13 . Hence God enacted a law, that none of these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

CONQUEST OF THE KINGDOM OF SIHON . Sihon and his people were Amorites, who had settled on the east of the Jordan in Gilead. But though not included in the original promise to Abraham, God had assigned this territory to the Israelites; and, therefore, he commanded the people under Moses to cross the Amen, and take the first step towards possessing the Promised Land, by assailing Sihon, King of Heshbon, assuring them that from that day he would "put the dread and fear of them upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

Warrantable warfare. Sihon, King of Heshbon, opposed with physical force the fulfillment of Israel's destiny; and, having provoked war, provokes it to his own destruction. I. THE NECESSITY FOR WAR . The question whether war is ever just and legitimate must be answered in the affirmative. Still, this does not justify all war. The majority of wars are indefensible. War is a barbarous instrument, and, as intelligence advances, can be replaced by better methods of conquest. But it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

The destruction of Sihon, King of the Amorites. Moses here recalls the first stage in the conquest. By Divine direction, the pilgrims are to advance upon the land of the Amorites, and they are promised an important victory over them. And here we have to notice— I. THE REASONABLE PROPOSAL MADE TO SIHON THE KING . ( Deuteronomy 2:26-29 .) This was for permission to pass through his land to Canaan, undertaking to disturb nothing and to pay for all supplies. Nothing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:26-37

The conquest of Sihon. Sihon, though an Amorite, was not to be unconditionally destroyed. He had, like Pharaoh, an opportunity given him of averting ruin by acceding to a most courteous and reasonable request; but, like Pharaoh in this respect also, he hardened his heart, and took the course which made his destruction inevitable. We are led to consider— I. SIHON 'S OPPORTUNITY . ( Deuteronomy 2:26-30 .) It was not given him in the hope that he would avail himself of it; for it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:31-37

God had determined to give Sihon and his land to the Israelites, and so certainly should this be done, that Moses is exhorted already to begin to seize, in order to possess the land. Sihon initiated hostilities by coming out with all his host to fight against Moses and the Israelites. The battle took place at Jahaz (or Jahazah, or Jahza), a town between Medeba and Dibon (Euseb.; cf. Numbers 33:45 ), afterwards belonging to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:18 ), and assigned to the Levites... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:37

In obedience to the Divine injunction, the Israelites left untouched the country of the Ammonites, situated on the eastern side of the Upper Jabbok. Cities in the mountains ; the towns in the Ammonitish highlands. In Joshua 13:25 , half of the laud of the Ammonites is said to be assigned to the tribe of Gad; but that refers to the part of the land between the Arnon and the Jabbek, which had been taken from the Ammonites by the Amorites, and was in the possession of the latter at the time... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 2:37

Deuteronomy 2:37. Of Jabbok That is, beyond Jabbok; for that was the border of the Ammonites. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 2:37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:26-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:31-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:37

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 2:37

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