This tells us that Omri and his son after him held Moab in subjection for 40 years; that not only was the city of nebo garrisoned by the Israelites, but Omri even took Medabah, i.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
And Camos said to me, Go and take nebo from Israel; and I went in the night and fought against it from daybreak to mid-day; and I took it.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
So when they had reached the borders of Canaan, and were encamped near the Jordan, the Lord called his tried servant up into Mount nebo, that he might see the land beyond the Jordan, where the twelve tribes were to find their promised home.
"Child's Story of the Bible"
Mary A. Lathbury