Numbers 21:26
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
עִיר
was the city of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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לָחַם
he had waged war
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לָחַם
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
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מוֹאָב
Moab
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מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Heshbon
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חֶשְׁבּוֹן
Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
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סִיחוֹן
Sihon
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סִיחוֹן
Sichon, an Amoritish king
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