vex the Midianites] Take them for your enemies, and use them as enemies, because they cunningly plotted to insnare you in sinne, and to bring you to ruine; he saith not so of the Moabites, (though they were very faulty in corrupting the Israelites, vers. 2.) which may be either in favour to Lot, (as for his sake the Ammonites are favoured, Deut. 2. 19) or because Christ was to come of Ruth a Moabitesse; or because they were not so full of malignitie as the Midianites were, yet afterwards the Moabites never the better for any favour shewed them, were severely chastised by David, 2 Samuel 8:2.