Juízes 11:25

25 Agora, és tu melhor do que Balaque, filho de Zipor, rei de Moabe? ousou ele jamais contender com Israel, ou lhe mover guerra?

Juízes 11:25 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:25

And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor
king of Moab?
&c.] This argument seems to strengthen the conjecture, that this king was king of Moab at this time, and so Balak was one of his predecessors. Now he is asked, whether he thought he was a wiser and more knowing prince than he, as to what was his right and due; or whether he had a better claim, or any additional one to the land in dispute the other had not; or whether he judged he was more able to regain what belonged to him:

did he ever strive against Israel?
for the land they took away from Sihon formerly in the possession of the Moabites? did he ever lay any claim to it, or enter into any dispute, or litigate with Israel about it? not at all:

or did he ever fight against Israel?
that is, on that account; no, he sent for Balaam to curse Israel, and sought to defend and secure his own country he was in possession of, which he thought was in danger by the Israelites being so near him; but he never made war with them under any such pretence, that they had done him any injury by inheriting the land they had taken from Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites.

Juízes 11:25 In-Context

23 Assim o Senhor Deus de Israel desapossou os amorreus de diante do seu povo de Israel; e possuirias tu esse território?

24 Não possuirias tu o território daquele que Quemós, teu deus, desapossasse de diante de ti? assim possuiremos nós o território de todos quantos o Senhor nosso Deus desapossar de diante de nós.

25 Agora, és tu melhor do que Balaque, filho de Zipor, rei de Moabe? ousou ele jamais contender com Israel, ou lhe mover guerra?

26 Enquanto Israel habitou trezentos anos em Hesbom e nas suas vilas, em Aroer e nas suas vilas em todas as cidades que estão ao longo do Arnom, por que não as recuperaste naquele tempo?

27 Não fui eu que pequei contra ti; és tu, porém, que usas de injustiça para comigo, fazendo-me guerra. O Senhor, que é juiz, julgue hoje entre os filhos de Israel e os amonitas.