Judges 11:20
in Judges 11But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
KJV
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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This verse in Judges 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The bravest officers have always been averse to war; so Jephthah, whose courage was indisputable, resolved not only to make it clearly appear that hostilities were forced upon him, but to try measures for avoiding, if possible, an appeal to arms: and in pursuing such a course he was acting as became a leader in Israel (De 20:10-18).
This site's exposition
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites
on Judges 11:19-22
These four verses follow Numbers 21:21-25 closely, down to the request to pass through, Sihon's refusal, the battle at Jahaz, and the possession. The argument is that the land came out of Amorite hands in a war Sihon began, so Ammon is asking back ground it never held.
This site's exposition
Sihon would not trust Israel
Edom and Moab refused, and Sihon went further: he gathered his people, encamped at Jahaz and fought. Matthew Henry calls Sihon the aggressor and Israel the defender in that war. The battle came to Israel.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through, his coast,....
Thus Israel came to the possession of this country, and doubted not to make good their title to it; and it is very unreasonable for the Ammonites to question their title, for the Amorites were the inhabitants of that country, and it was purely their land and their coasts that the Israelites then made themselves masters of,
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֶאֱמִ֨ין | heemin | he trusted | H539 → | |
| סִיח֤וֹן | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | 37 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| עֲבֹ֣ר | ʾavor | to pass | H5674 → | 556 times |
| בִּגְבֻל֔וֹ | bigvulo | in territory his | H1366 → | 240 times |
| וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף | vaiyeesof | and he gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| סִיחוֹן֙ | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | 37 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | vaiyachanu | and they encamped | H2583 → | 143 times |
| בְּיָ֑הְצָה | beyahetzah | at Jahaz <towards> | H3096 → | |
| וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם | vaiyilachem | and he fought | H3898 → | 177 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֶאֱמִ֨יןhe trusted
heeminH539 →
סִיח֤וֹןSihon
sichonH5511 →37 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
עֲבֹ֣רto pass
ʾavorH5674 →556 times
בִּגְבֻל֔וֹin territory his
bigvuloH1366 →240 times
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףand he gathered
vaiyeesofH622 →200 times
סִיחוֹן֙Sihon
sichonH5511 →37 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עַמּ֔וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encamped
vaiyachanuH2583 →143 times
בְּיָ֑הְצָהat Jahaz <towards>
beyahetzahH3096 →
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםand he fought
vaiyilachemH3898 →177 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 9:22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
it leads to
- Numbers 21:21–35
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Psalms 78:65
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- Psalms 136:17–22
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
- Deuteronomy 2:26–36
So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Psalms 135:10–12
He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Numbers 21:21–35
Where this verse is studied
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About Judges
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.