Números 21:24

24 Pero los israelitas lo derrotaron y se apoderaron de su territorio, desde el río Arnón hasta el río Jaboc, es decir, hasta la frontera de los amonitas, la cual estaba fortificada.

Números 21:24 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:24

And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword
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 ( 2 Samuel 12:26 ) .

Números 21:24 In-Context

22 «Te pido que nos dejes pasar por tus dominios. Te prometo que no entraremos en ningún campo ni viña, ni beberemos agua de ningún pozo. Nos limitaremos a pasar por el camino real, hasta que salgamos de tu territorio».

23 Pero Sijón no dejó que los israelitas pasaran por sus dominios. Más bien, reunió a sus tropas y salió a hacerles frente en el desierto. Cuando llegó a Yahaza, los atacó.

24 Pero los israelitas lo derrotaron y se apoderaron de su territorio, desde el río Arnón hasta el río Jaboc, es decir, hasta la frontera de los amonitas, la cual estaba fortificada.

25 Israel se apoderó de todas las ciudades amorreas y se estableció en ellas, incluso en Hesbón y en todas sus aldeas.

26 Hesbón era la ciudad capital de Sijón, rey de los amorreos, quien había luchado en contra del anterior rey de Moab, conquistando todo su territorio, hasta el río Arnón.