¹⁶ In the fourth generation^(A) your descendants will come back here,^(B) for the sin of the Amorites^(C) has not yet reached its full measure.”

²⁵ Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites^(A) and occupied them,^(B) including Heshbon^(C) and all its surrounding settlements.

³¹ The 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.”^(A)

¹² On the day the Lord gave the Amorites^(A) over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: