Juízes 11:19

19 “Depois Israel enviou mensageiros a Seom, rei dos amorreus, em Hesbom, e lhe pediu: ‘Deixa-nos atravessar a tua terra para irmos ao lugar que nos pertence!’

Juízes 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:19

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
the king of Heshbon
Which was his royal city, where he had his palace, and kept his court, and is therefore particularly mentioned; and the rather, because he had taken it from the Moabites, and was part of that land now in dispute; and this Sihon was not only in possession of, when Israel sent messengers to him, but it was his royal seat, the metropolis of his kingdom, and he was called king of it:

and Israel said unto him, let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land
unto my place;
the land of Canaan, prepared and reserved for them when the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, promised by the Lord to their ancestors and to them, and given unto them, who is sovereign Lord of all; and all that Israel desired of Sihon was only a passage through his land to that, promising the same as to the king of Edom; see the history of it in ( Numbers 21:21-35 ) .

Juízes 11:19 In-Context

17 Então Israel enviou mensageiros ao rei de Edom, dizendo: ‘Deixa-nos atravessar a tua terra’, mas o rei de Edom não quis ouvi-lo. Enviou o mesmo pedido ao rei de Moabe, e ele também não consentiu. Assim Israel permaneceu em Cades.

18 “Em seguida, os israelitas viajaram pelo deserto e contornaram Edom e Moabe; passaram a leste de Moabe e acamparam do outro lado do Arnom. Não entraram no território de Moabe, pois o Arnom era a sua fronteira.

19 “Depois Israel enviou mensageiros a Seom, rei dos amorreus, em Hesbom, e lhe pediu: ‘Deixa-nos atravessar a tua terra para irmos ao lugar que nos pertence!’

20 Seom, porém, não acreditou que Israel fosse apenas atravessar o seu território; assim convocou todos os seus homens, acampou em Jaza e lutou contra Israel.

21 “Então o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel, entregou Seom e todos os seus homens nas mãos de Israel, e este os derrotou. Israel tomou posse de todas as terras dos amorreus que viviam naquela região,