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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Numbers 21:29

CHAPTER XXI.

He. Chamos, the idol of Moab, is upbraided as too weak to defend his people. The pagans generally formed their judgments of the power of their gods, by the event; and, if that proved unfortunate, they were ever ready to consign the idols to the flames. Chamos was probably the sun. (Calmet) --- Some say he was Bacchus, whom the Greeks call Komas. (Menochius)

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See also Numbers 21:29 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    CHEMOSH - The national God of the Moabites (compare the marginal references). The name probably means “Vanquisher,” or “Master.” The worship of Chemosh was introduced into Israel by Solomon 1Ki 11:7;...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 21 Murmuring and Conquest _ 1. Opposition of King Arad (Numbers 21:1)_ 2. Murmuring and the fiery serpents (Numbers 21:4) 3. The serpent of brass (Numbers 21:8) 4. Journeying and singing

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONQUEST OF THE AMORITES. This narrative presupposes the position reached in Numbers 21:13 (not in Numbers 21:20), for the embassy to Sihon would naturally be despatched before the Amorite border...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _The victories over Sihon and Og_. See the parallel account in Deuteronomy 2:24 to Deuteronomy 3:13. The previous verses have described the Israelites" march through the territory occupied by the Amor...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    O PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH— Here, in the poetical strain, he apostrophises the Moabites, who worshipped the God Chemosh, and are therefore called, _the people of Chemosh,_ Judges 11:24. 1 Kings 11:7. Jeremia...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    H. VICTORY OVER SIHON AND OG vv. 21-35 TEXT Numbers 21:21. And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22. Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or in...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN PROVERBS SAY, COME INTO HESHBON, LET THE CITY OF SIHON BE BUILT AND PREPARED:_ WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN PROVERBS, х_ HAMOSHªLIYM_ (H4911)] - parables, sententious say...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    21:29 escaped, (b-17) Or 'his sons to be fugitives.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BRAZEN SERPENT. CONQUEST OF BASHAN 1-3. The southern Canaanites repulse the Israelites, but are eventually destroyed....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    CHEMOSH] the sun-god of the Moabites to whom human sacrifices were sometimes offered: see 2 Kings 3:27, and see on Genesis 22; Judges 11:30. The name occurs frequently on the Moabite Stone, a valuable...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE *CANAANITES – NUMBERS 21:1-3 V1 The king of Arad lived in the southern part of t

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (27-30) COME INTO HESHBON. — These verses appear to commemorate first the victory of the Amorites over the Moabites, and then that of the Israelites over the Amorites. They may be rendered thus: — “_...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֹוי ־לְךָ֣ מֹואָ֔ב אָבַ֖דְתָּ עַם ־כְּמֹ֑ושׁ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE LAST MARCH AND THE FIRST CAMPAIGN Numbers 21:1 IT has been suggested in a previous chapter that the repulse of the Israelites by the King of Arad took place on the occasion when, after the return...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    VICTORY OVER THE AMORITES Numbers 21:21 Two great victories opened the eastern lands to the possession and settlement of two tribes and a half. It is not enough to know our heritage in Christ; we mu...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The movement forward of the people now brought them into the path of conflict. The way was rough and difficult and the people were discouraged. Again they felt a lusting after Egypt and spoke against...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of (m) Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. (m) Chemosh was the idol of the Mo...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It should seem that these words were a kind of saying, well understood, no doubt, in those days, like proverbial sayings with us now....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The previous portion of the Book of Numbers, viewed as a history, has evidently a prefatory character, however important and divinely wise. It is in a great measure preparatory for that which we have...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The question is not here to conduct the people with patience through the wilderness, where the flesh manifested itself; but there are enemies and difficulties to be met; for there are difficulties dis...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WOE TO THEE, MOAB! THOU ART UNDONE,.... The whole country ruined, or likely to be so: O PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH; which was the name of their idol, who is called the abomination of the Moabites, 1 Kings 11:...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _People of Chemosh_ The worshippers of Chemosh; so the god of the Moabites was called. _He_ That is, their god, hath delivered up his own people to his and their enemies; nor could he secure even thos...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Israel with some losse destroy the Canaanites at Hormah. 4 The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents. 7 They repenting are healed by a brasen serpent. 10 Sundry iourneyes of the Israel...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; the final destruction of Moab was only a matter of time. HE, Chemosh, the chief god of the Moabites, Jeremiah 48:7, HATH GIVEN HIS SONS THAT ES...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE OVERTHROW OF SIHON AND OG...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ATTACK AND DEFEAT OF CANAANITES (vs.1-3) The king of Arad, a Canaanite, heard that Israel was in the same vicinity from which they had sent the spies into the south of Canaan. He therefore took the i...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    21-35 Sihon went with his forces against Israel, out of his own borders, without provocation, and so ran upon his own ruin. The enemies of God's church often perish by the counsels they think most wi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Alas, poor Moab! thou couldst not save thyself from Sihon's sword. PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH, i.e. the worshippers of Chemosh: so the god of the Moabites was called, 1 KINGS 11:7,33 2 KINGS 23:13 JEREMIAH 48:...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    This chapter brings prominently before us the familiar and beautiful ordinance of the brazen Serpent that great evangelical type. "And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compa...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 21:29 Woe H188 Moab H4124 perished H6 (H8804) people H5971 Chemosh H3645 given H5414 (H8804) sons...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRIUMPH SONG OF THE AMORITES (NUMBERS 21:27). Numbers 21:27 ‘That is the reason that they who speak in proverbs say, “Come you to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established, For...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Victories of Israel; the serpent of brass. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Arad, Sihon, Og. CONCLUSION: Those who cry without cause will be given just cause to cry and they will be compelle...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Numbers 21:1. _King Arad;_ that is, Arad king of Arad. _The way of the spies,_ is understood to be the route of the twelve spies sent from Kadesh-Barnea. But the LXX not understanding it so, render it...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass._ THE WICKED HATE AND PERSECUTE THE GODLY WITHOUT ANY JUST CAUSE This is the practice of wicked men to pursue the children of God with all despiteful dealing,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:21 SIHON, king of the Amorites, attacked Israel and was defeated (v. Numbers 21:24). This was the first land the Israelites settled (v

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:27 This old poem celebrates the previous capture of Moabite territory by SIHON. It is probably included to show that the Israelites were justified in displacing the Amorites...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 21:29 CHEMOSH was the god of Moab (Judges 11:24)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 21:1. _King Arad the Canaanite_. Rather, “the Canaanite King of Arad.” Arad was a royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:14), and was situated on a hill called...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE END OF JOURNEYS, THE BEGINNING OF VICTORIES (Numbers 21:10 Numbers 22:1)....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn in our Bibles to Numbers chapter twenty-one. Now the children of Israel have been in the wilderness for about thirty-nine years and they are now beginning to make their move towards the Pro...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Corinthians 8:5; 1 Kings 11:33; 1 Kings 11:7;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    People of Chemosh — The worshippers of Chemosh: so the God of the Moabites was called. He, that is, their God, hath delivered up his own people to his and their enemies; nor could he secure even those...

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