SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:26
Y envié embajadores desde el desierto de Cademot a Sehón rey de Hesbón, con palabras de paz, diciendo:
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 26. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth , etc.] A city in the tribe of Reuben, and given by them to the Levites in later times, having been taken from the Amorites with others; near this lay a wilderness, which took its name from it, and seems to be the same with Jeshimon, ( Numbers 21:20,21 Joshua 13:18 21:37). Aben Ezra takes it to be the wilderness of Matthanah, which according to Jerom f31 was situated on Arnon, twelve miles to the east of Medeba; see ( Numbers 21:18,30) from hence messengers were sent by Moses, unto Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace ; in a peaceable and respectful manner, desiring to be at peace and in friendship with him, and a continuance of it, which was done to leave him inexcusable; as afterwards a like method was ordered to be taken, when they came to any city, to proclaim peace, and if an answer of peace was given, no hostilities were to be committed, ( Deuteronomy 20:10), saying ; as follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 24-37 - God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the ric countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites. If we keep from what God forbids, we shall not lose by our obedience. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and he gives it to whom he pleases; but when there is no express direction none can plead his grant for such proceedings. Though God assured the Israelites that the land should be their own, yet they must conten with the enemy. What God gives we must endeavour to get. What a ne world did Israel now come into! Much more joyful will the change be which holy souls will experience, when they remove out of the wilderness of this world to the better country, that is, the heavenly to the city that has foundations. Let us, by reflecting upon God' dealings with his people Israel, be led to meditate upon our year spent in vanity, through our transgressions. But happy are those who Jesus has delivered from the wrath to come. To whom he hath given the earnest of his Spirit in their hearts. Their inheritance cannot be affected by revolutions of kingdoms, or changes in earthly possessions __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ואשׁלח 7971 מלאכים 4397 ממדבר 4057 קדמות 6932 אל 413 סיחון 5511 מלך 4428 חשׁבון 2809 דברי 1697 שׁלום 7965 לאמר׃ 559
