Heshbon

How Nave’s arranged it

• A city
• Of the AmoritesNumbers 21:25–35Deuteronomy 1:4
• Built by ReubenNumbers 32:37
• Allotted to GadJoshua 21:38Joshua 21:39
• Fish pools at So 7:4
• Prophecy concerningIsaiah 16:8Jeremiah 48:2Jeremiah 48:34Jeremiah 48:35Jeremiah 49:1–3

The passages, in Bible order (10)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 10 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Numbers 21:25–35

   Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 21:25–352 voices

   “And Israel took all these cities,.... Which lay between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; their particular names may be seen in Num 32:3, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites; being given to the Reubenites and Gadites, who inhabited them, as their possession and inheritance, Num 32:2, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof; or "daughters thereof" (q).

   “Heshbon - Now Heshban, a ruined city, due east of the point where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea; conspicuous from all parts of the high plateau on which it stands, but concealed, like the rest of the plateau, from the valley beneath.

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2. Numbers 32:37

   The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

   ›Commentary on Numbers 32:372 voices

   “And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim.

   “The Reubenites established themselves more compactly than the Gadites. Elcalch (el-’Al) a mile to the northeast; Nebo (Nebbeh) probably three miles to the southwest; Baal-meon (Main) nearly two miles to the south; Kirjathaim (Kureiyat?): and Shibmah, more properly Sibmah, famous at a later period for its vines (compare Isa 16:8), four miles east of Heshbon; all clustered round the old Amorite Capital. The Reubenites probably retained at the partition all these cities with the exception of Heshbon, which, passing to the Levites, were thenceforth reckoned as within the tribe of Gad.

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3. Deuteronomy 1:4

   This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:42 voices

   “After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon,....

   “Astaroth - On this place compare Gen 14:5 and note. In Edrei - These words should, to render the sense clear, come next after “slain.” The battle in which Sihon and Og were defeated took place at Edrei.

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4. Joshua 21:38

   And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

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   “And out of the tribe of Gad,....

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5. Joshua 21:39

   Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 21:391 voice

   “Heshbon with her suburbs,.... Which was formerly the royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, and was first given to and rebuilt by the Reubenites, but was upon the border of the tribe of Gad; and appears from hence to have been one of their cities, Num 21:26, Jazer with her suburbs; sometimes called Jaazer, another city in the same country, and near Heshbon; see Num 21:32, four cities in all: which were Ramothgilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer.

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6. Isaiah 16:8

   For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.

   ›Commentary on Isaiah 16:82 voices

   “(Verse 8) For the suburbs of Heshbon are desolate, the vine of Sibmah.

   “For the fields of Heshbon languish,.... Through drought; or because of the forage of the enemy, and their treading upon them; or because there were no men left to till and manure them. Of Heshbon See Gill on Isa 15:

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7. Jeremiah 48:2

   There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

   ›Commentary on Jeremiah 48:22 voices

   “No more praise of Moab - “The glory of Moab, that it had never been conquered,” (Dahler), is now at an end. Dr. Blayney translates: - “Moab shall have no more glorying in Heshbon; They have devised evil against her (saying.)” And this most certainly is the best translation of the original. He has marked also a double paronomasia in this and the next verse, a figure in which the prophets delight; בחשבון חשבו becheshbon chashebu “in Cheshbon they have devised,” and מדמן תדמי madmen tiddommi, “Madmena, thou shalt be dumb.”

   “There shall be no more praise of Moab,....

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8. Jeremiah 48:34

   There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

   ›Commentary on Jeremiah 48:341 voice

   “From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh,.... Two cities in the land of Moab; of which see Isa 15:

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9. Jeremiah 48:35

   In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

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   “Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places,.... A burnt offering there; that is, the priest, who shall be taken and carried captive, Jer 48:7; even everyone of them; so that there will not be one left to otter sacrifice: and him that burneth incense to his gods: Chemosh, and others, the Moabites worshipped: this suggests that idolatry was one of the sins for which they were punished; and as all places and all sorts of persons should suffer in this calamity, so likewise idolatrous places, priests, and worshippers.

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10. Jeremiah 49:1–3

    Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

    ›Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1–32 voices

    “Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord,....

    “Hath Israel no sons? - i. e., the Ammonites in seizing Gilead have acted as if the country had no rightful owner. The sons of Israel were to return from captivity, and the land was their hereditary property. Their king - Milcom (and in Jer 49:3), see the margin. The Ammonite god stands for the Ammonites just as Chemosh Jer 48:7 is the equivalent of the Moabites. Inherit - i. e., take possession of.

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