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Numbers 21:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

Numbers 21:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 21:27

Theological / Devotional

Speak in proverbs. Or, “ballad singers” (RSV). The reference is to the song of vs. 27 to 30 referring to the victory of Sihon over the Moabites. The territory now taken by Israel belonged to the Amorites.

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