Numbers 21:21

21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Numbers 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:21

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
&c.] Who were one of the nations of the Canaanites, and a principal and powerful one, and who were devoted to destruction, and their land designed for the people of Israel; see ( Genesis 15:16 ) , at this time Sihon was their king, to whom Moses, in the name of Israel, sent a very peaceable message from the wilderness of Kedemoth, which lay near his country, ( Deuteronomy 2:26 ) :

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 21:21 In-Context

19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth.

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.

21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

22 Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn into the fields or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the wells; but we will go along by the king’s high way until we are past thy borders.

23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border; instead Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.