Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer (which sits on the bank of the Arnon River), including the middle of the river and half of Gilead, all the way to the Jabbok River, which forms the border with the Ammonites.
This verse describes the territory that King Sihon of the Amorites controlled before the Israelites defeated him and took his land.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Joshua's record of the kings that Moses and the Israelites had already defeated on the east side of the Jordan River before crossing into the Promised Land. Sihon was one of two major Amorite kings who refused to let Israel pass through their territory peacefully during the wilderness journey. His defeat marked a significant military victory that gave Israel control of valuable territory east of the Jordan.
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