12. From there they moved and set up camp at the Zered River.
13. They moved from there and set up camp on the other side of the Arnon Valley in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon Valley is the border between Moab and the Amorites.)
14. This is how it’s described in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:“. . . Waheb in Suphah and the valleys,
15. Arnon and the slopes of the valleysthat go down to the site of Arand lie along the border of Moab. . . .”
16. From there they went to Beer [Well]. This is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.”
17. Then Israel sang this song about the well:“Make your water spring up!Sing to the well,
18. the well dug by princes,dug out by the nobles of the peoplewith their scepters and staffs.”From the desert they went to Mattanah,
19. and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20. and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where Mount Pisgah overlooks Jeshimon.
21. Then Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites,
22. “Let us go through your country. We won’t go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We’ll stay on the king’s highway until we’ve passed through your territory.”
23. Sihon wouldn’t let Israel pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his troops and came out into the desert to attack Israel. When Sihon’s troops came to Jahaz, they fought against Israel.