And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
Joshua balked at dividing land not yet conquered, but God corrected him: take what lies before you now and trust the rest will follow when your numbers require it. Property divided by law and equity, not force, secures the inheritance for your children; what is seized by arms alone is soon lost again, but what God grants cannot be shaken.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 13:7-33
Sihon's kingdom was parceled out between Reuben and Gad, not given whole to one tribe. The Midianite princes listed here were his vassals, dwelling in Midian but subject to his rule; they fell under Moses not at Sihon's defeat but later, in the war recorded in Numbers.
AI summary
Beth-peor - The house or temple of Peor, situated at the foot of the mountain of the same name. See Num 25:3.