SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:24
E Israel le hirió a filo de espada, y tomó su tierra desde Arnón hasta Jaboc, hasta los hijos de Amón; porque el término de los hijos de Amón era fuerte.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword , etc.] Slew him and his army, entirely routed them, and got a complete victory over them; God giving them up into their hands, who otherwise were a very strong, powerful, and warlike people; (see Amos 2:9) and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok ; two rivers, the one to the south, the other to the north of his country; the one was the boundary of his country between him and the Moabites, the other the boundary of his country between him and the Ammonites, as it follows: even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong ; which is given as a reason why the Israelites proceeded no further in their conquest; there was another reason for that, which was the order of the Lord not to distress the Ammonites, nor meddle with them; though Jarchi makes this prohibition to be their strength, ( Deuteronomy 2:19), but this is given as a reason why Sihon could not extend his conquests further, because it was so well fortified, either by nature or art, or both, by the river Jabbok, by mountains and frontier towns, and particularly by Rabbah, as the Targum of Jonathan suggests, which was their royal city in later times, and a very strong place; (see Samuel 12:26).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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' 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 lik manner his destruction. Wicked men do their utmost to secure themselve and their possessions against the judgments of God; but all in vain when the day comes on which they must fall. God gave Israel success while Moses was with them, that he might see the beginning of the glorious work, though he must not live to see it finished. This was, i comparison, but as the day of small things, yet it was an earnest of great things. We must prepare for fresh conflicts and enemies. We mus make no peace or truce with the powers of darkness, nor even treat with them; nor should we expect any pause in our contest. But, trusting i God, and obeying his commands, we shall be more than conquerors ove every enemy __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויכהו 5221 ישׂראל 3478 לפי 6310 חרב 2719 ויירשׁ 3423 את 853 ארצו 776 מארנן 769 עד 5704 יבק 2999 עד 5704 בני 1121 עמון 5983 כי 3588 עז 5794 גבול 1366 בני 1121 עמון׃ 5983
