Numbers 21:26

Numbers 21:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
• New International Version (NIV)Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon.

Context of Numbers 21:26

24But the Israelites slaughtered them with their swords and occupied their land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. They went only as far as the Ammonite border because the boundary of the Ammonites was fortified. 25So Israel captured all the towns of the Amorites and settled in them, including the city of Heshbon and its surrounding villages. Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River. 27Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him: “Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt! Let the city of Sihon be restored. 28A fire flamed forth from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It burned the city of Ar in Moab; it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights.

Numbers 21:26 word by word

כִּ֣י חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן עִ֗יר סִיחֹ֛ן מֶ֥לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י הִ֑וא וְה֣וּא נִלְחַ֗ם בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן וַיִּקַּ֧ח אֶת־כָּל־אַרְצ֛וֹ מִיָּד֖וֹ עַד־אַרְנֹֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• who had foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• and takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• out of his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• even unto Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769

Commentaries on Numbers 21:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, etc. - It appears therefore that the territory now taken from Sihon by the Israelites was taken from a former king of Moab, in commemoration of which an epikedion or war song was made, several verses of which, in their ancient poetic form, are here quoted by Moses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-35Verses 21-35 Sihon went with his forces against Israel, out of his own borders, without provocation, and so ran upon his own ruin. The enemies of God's church often perish by the counsels they think most wisely taken. Og, king of Bashan, instead of being warned by the fate of his neighbours, to make peace with Israel, makes war with them, which proves in like manner his destruction. Wicked men do their utmost to secure themselves and their possessions…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Sihon king of the Amorites captured the area north of the Arnon from the Moabites, who controlled it earlier. Israel then occupied this region for several hundred years. King Mesha of Moab reclaimed it around 830 BC (see 2 Kings 3:4–27). This came through a campaign detailed on the Mesha Inscription (also known as the Moabite Stone). Heshbon is usually considered to be Tell Hesban. No evidence yet has shown that people lived there in the Late Bronze Age…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Heshbon--(So 7:4)--situated sixteen English miles north of the Arnon, and from its ruins it appears to have been a large city.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 21:26

• Amorites
• Ar
• Arnon
• Heshbon
• Israel
• Sihon

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Moab
• Sihon
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Behold
• Exodus
• Moabite
• Spy
• Ammon; Ammonites

Commentaries on Numbers 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings