Eglon, king of Moab, defeated the Israelites, passed over the Jordan, took Jericho, and here established himself.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
Yet David did not bring his father and mother, on whom Saul could have taken vengeance, out of the land to Gath, where they might have been a pledge of his fidelity to the Philistines; he put them in the hands of the king of Moab, and also entered into relations with the king of the Ammonites.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
Among the wives of the king many were from Sidon, Ammon, Moab and Edom.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker