Moabites

How Nave’s arranged it

• Descendants of Lot through his son MoabGenesis 19:37
• Called the people of ChemoshNumbers 21:29
• The territory east of the Jordan River, bounded on the north by the Arnon RiverNumbers 21:13Judges 11:18
• The people of Israel commanded not to distress the MoabitesDeuteronomy 2:9
• Refuse passage of Jephthah's army through their territoryJudges 11:17Judges 11:18
• Balak was king ofNumbers 22:4
• Calls for Balaam to curse IsraelNumbers 22Numbers 23Joshua 24:9Micah 6:5
• Are a snare to the IsraelitesNumbers 25:1–3Ruth 1:41 Kings 11:11 Chronicles 8:8Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:2Nehemiah 13:23
• Land of, not given to the Israelites as a possessionDeuteronomy 2:9Deuteronomy 2:29
• David takes refuge among, from Saul1 Samuel 22:31 Samuel 22:4
• David conquers2 Samuel 8:22 Samuel 23:201 Chronicles 11:221 Chronicles 18:2–11
• Israelites had war with2 Kings 3:5–272 Kings 13:202 Kings 24:22 Chronicles 20

The passages, in Bible order (30)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 19:37

   The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

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   “But I know that some, so far as the story pertains to a spiritual interpretation, have referred Lot to the person of the Lord and his daughters to the two Testaments. But I do not know if anyone freely accepts these views who knows what the Scripture says about the Ammonites and Moabites who descend from Lot's race.

   “And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab,.... As if it was "Meab", from the father, as Aben Ezra, and so Josephus, that is, which she had by her father; and she was so far from being ashamed that it might be known in time to come, she gave him this name. Hillerus (w) makes it to be a compound of אב and מובא, and to signify "going into", or "lying with a father", which still more notoriously points to her own action.

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2. Numbers 21:13

   From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.

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   “From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon,....

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3. Numbers 21:29

   Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.

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   “Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone,....

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4. Numbers 22:1

   Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.

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   “And the children of Israel set forward,....

   “The plains - Hebrew ערבה ‛ărābâh; the word is the plural of that which is used to denote the whole depressed tract along the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and onward, where it is still called the Arabah (compare Num 21:4 note), to the Elanitic gulf. On this side Jordan by Jericho - Rather, across the Jordan of Jericho, i. e., that part of Jordan which skirted the territory of Jericho. This form of expression indicates the site of the camp in its relation to the well-known city of Jericho. See Deu 1:1.

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5. Numbers 22:4

   So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,

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   “And Moab said unto the elders of Midian,....

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6. Numbers 23:1

   Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

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   “And Balaam said unto Balak,.... When upon one of the high places of Baal, and after having taken a view of the people of Israel as they lay encamped: build me here seven altars; this was purely Heathenish; for not only the Israelites after the law of Moses had but one altar, but the patriarchs before that never built but one altar at a time.

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7. Numbers 25:1–3

   While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

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   “And Israel abode in Shittim,....

   “The records of the neighboring cities of the plain, and the circumstances of the origin of Moab (Gen 19:30 ff) suggest that the people among whom Israel was now thrown were more than ordinarily licentious.

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8. Deuteronomy 2:9

   Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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   “And the Lord said unto me,....

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9. Deuteronomy 2:29

   just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 2:291 voice

   “As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me,.... Which respects, as Jarchi observes, not the affair of passing through their land requested, for neither of them granted that, but buying food and drink; for though the Edomites at first seem not to have granted that, yet afterwards they did.

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10. Joshua 24:9

    Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

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    “Then Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, arose,....

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11. Judges 11:17

    Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

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    “Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom,....

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12. Judges 11:18

    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.

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    “Then they went along the wilderness,....

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13. Ruth 1:4

    who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,

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    “And they took them wives of the women of Moab,....

    “You call to mind Blaesilla's companionship, her conversation and her endearing ways; and you cannot endure the thought that you have lost them all. I pardon you the tears of a mother, but I ask you to restrain your grief. When I think of the parent, I cannot blame you for weeping, but when I think of the Christian and the recluse, the mother disappears from my view. Your wound is still fresh, and any touch of mine, however gentle, is more likely to inflame than to heal it.

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14. 1 Samuel 22:3

    From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”

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    “And David departed from there to Mizpah, etc. The law went forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Isa. II), and it reached, growing towards the Church of the Gentiles, established on the highest peak of faith and virtues. Mizpah indeed …

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15. 1 Samuel 22:4

    So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

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    “And he brought them before the king of Moab,.... Having leave from him for it, and left them with him; so the Targum,"caused them to remain before him:" and they dwelt with him all the whole time that David was in the hold; either in the cave of Adullam, as some think; or rather at Mizpeh in Moab, which might be a fortified place; or the sense may be, while he was in any hold in those parts, as he might go from one to another; what became of David's parents afterwards, we nowhere else read.

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16. 2 Samuel 8:2

    David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

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    In the second book of Kings [Samuel], where David defeated the Moabites, Scripture records the measuring out of two separate lines for life and two for death. The significance of setting aside some Moabites for life and others for death is made clear by the story of Orpah and Ruth. Orpah, who turned back to idolatry and her ancient country, was destined for death; Ruth, following her mother-in-law, whose name means "pleasant," says, "Your people shall be my people, and your God my God."

    “The history of the Kings [Samuel] recounts that David won these victories after he succeeded Saul in the kingship, and it seems inappropriate to introduce them into our ordered arrangement here since they are known to be recounted extensively there. But we must realize that …

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