Numbers 21:21-32

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Defeat of Sihon and Og

²¹Israel sent messengers^(A) to say to Sihon^(B) king of the Amorites:^(C)

²²“Let us pass through your country. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.^(D)”

²³But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory.^(E) He mustered his entire army and marched out into the wilderness against Israel. When he reached Jahaz,^(F) he fought with Israel.^(G) ²⁴Israel, however, put him to the sword^(H) and took over his land^(I) from the Arnon to the Jabbok,^(J) but only as far as the Ammonites,^(K) because their border was fortified. ²⁵Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites^(L) and occupied them,^(M) including Heshbon^(N) and all its surrounding settlements. ²⁶Heshbon was the city of Sihon^(O) king of the Amorites,^(P) who had fought against the former king of Moab^(Q) and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.^(R)

²⁷That is why the poets say:

“Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt;
let Sihon’s city be restored.

²⁸“Fire went out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the city of Sihon.^(S)
It consumed^(T) Ar^(U) of Moab,
    the citizens of Arnon’s heights.^(V)
²⁹Woe to you, Moab!^(W)
    You are destroyed, people of Chemosh!^(X)
He has given up his sons as fugitives^(Y)
    and his daughters as captives^(Z)
    to Sihon king of the Amorites.

³⁰“But we have overthrown them;
Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon.^(AA)
We have demolished them as far as Nophah,
which extends to Medeba.^(AB)”

³¹So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.^(AC)

³²After Moses had sent spies^(AD) to Jazer,^(AE) the Israelites captured its surrounding settlements and drove out the Amorites who were there.

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Deuteronomy 2:24-35

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Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon

²⁴“Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge.^(A) See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite,^(B) king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage^(C) him in battle. ²⁵This very day I will begin to put the terror^(D) and fear^(E) of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble^(F) and be in anguish because of you.”

²⁶From the Desert of Kedemoth^(G) I sent messengers to Sihon^(H) king of Heshbon offering peace^(I) and saying, ²⁷“Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.^(J) ²⁸Sell us food to eat^(K) and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot^(L)— ²⁹as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us—until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.” ³⁰But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the Lord^(M) your God had made his spirit stubborn^(N) and his heart obstinate^(O) in order to give him into your hands,^(P) as he has now done.

³¹The Lord said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his country over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”^(Q)

³²When Sihon and all his army came out to meet us in battle^(R) at Jahaz, ³³the Lord our God delivered^(S) him over to us and we struck him down,^(T) together with his sons and his whole army. ³⁴At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed^[a]^(U) them—men, women and children. We left no survivors. ³⁵But the livestock^(V) and the plunder^(W) from the towns we had captured we carried off for ourselves.