Numbers 21:25

Verse

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof.

Bible in Basic English

And Israel took all their towns, living in Heshbon and all the towns and small places of the Amorites.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites conquered all the Amorite towns and took them over, including Heshbon and its surrounding villages.

King James (Authorized) Version

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

One Unity Resource Bible

Israel [God prevails] took all these cities. Israel [God prevails] lived in all the cities of the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers], in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

Translation for Translators

So the Israelis occupied all the cities and towns where the Amor people-group lived, and some of the Israelis began to live in them. They occupied Heshbon city and the nearby villages.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Israel took all the Amorite cities and lived in all of them, including Heshbon and all of its villages.

Noah Webster Bible

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

World English Bible

Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

Young's Literal Translation

And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;

Context

The Defeat of Sihon

²⁴And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.²⁵Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.²⁶Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.

Summary

This verse recounts the victory of the Israelites over the Amorites, as they took possession of their cities and settled in their land. It demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to give the Israelites the land He had promised to their ancestors. The defeat of the Amorites signifies God's provision and protection for His chosen people, showcasing His power and sovereignty over the nations. The conquest of the Amorite territory further solidifies the Israelites' journey towards the Promised Land, guided by God's divine intervention and guidance.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Israel dwelt in all the cities--after exterminating the inhabitants who had been previously doomed (Deu 2:34).

John Gill Bible Commentary

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon,.... Not before, but after Sihon had subdued it, as Jarchi observes; and is to be understood of his soldiers going out from thence, and making desolations in the adjacent parts, like a strong fire, and the fierce flames of it there is no resisting; and so the Jerusalem Targum,"for a people mighty, and burning like fire, are gone out of Heshbon:''see Amo 1:4, a flame from the city of Sihon: which is the same thing in other words, the city of Sihon being Heshbon, and a flame the same with fire; warriors, as both the Targums of Oakelos and Jerusalem interpret it; this seems to be what those composers undertook in their poetical way to foretell would be the case in future times; concluding, from the conquests already made, that they would be extended much further, and that no opposition could hinder: it hath consumed Ar of Moab; the metropolis of the country of Moab, that is, they were as sure of it, and endeavoured to make the people by these their compositions as confident of it, that this city would fall into the hands of their armies, and be destroyed, as if it was already done; otherwise it does not appear that it ever was taken out of the hands of the Moabites, until taken by the Assyrians or Chaldeans; of this city See Gill on Isa 15:1. and the lords of the high places of Arnon; who had the government of the high, strong, and fortified places all along the river Arnon; these it is suggested would be conquered by the Amorites; all the three Targums interpret it of the priests and worshippers in the temples, and at the altars of the idols in Arnon; and it may be rendered, "the Baals of the high places of Arnon", as if the gods of those places should fall into the victors' hands; and which seems to have some confirmation from what follows; and it may be observed, that in these parts there were some places called Bamoth Baal, or the high places of Baal, see Num 22:41, and Beth Baal Meon, which has its name from its being the temple and habitation of Baal, Jos 13:17.

Numbers 21:25

The Defeat of Sihon

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof.

Bible in Basic English

And Israel took all their towns, living in Heshbon and all the towns and small places of the Amorites.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites conquered all the Amorite towns and took them over, including Heshbon and its surrounding villages.

King James (Authorized) Version

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

One Unity Resource Bible

Israel [God prevails] took all these cities. Israel [God prevails] lived in all the cities of the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers], in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

Translation for Translators

So the Israelis occupied all the cities and towns where the Amor people-group lived, and some of the Israelis began to live in them. They occupied Heshbon city and the nearby villages.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Israel took all the Amorite cities and lived in all of them, including Heshbon and all of its villages.

Noah Webster Bible

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

World English Bible

Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

Young's Literal Translation

And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Israel dwelt in all the cities--after exterminating the inhabitants who had been previously doomed (Deu 2:34).

John Gill Bible Commentary

Numbers 21:25

Verse

Context

The Defeat of Sihon

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Numbers 21:25

The Defeat of Sihon

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes