25. Israel took all those Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages, and lived in them.
26. Heshbon was the city of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had fought the former king of Moab and had taken all his land up to the Arnon Valley.
27. This is why the poets say:“Come to Heshbon! Rebuild it!Restore Sihon’s city!
28. Fire came out of Heshbon,flames from Sihon’s city.They destroyed Ar of Moab,the rulers of Arnon’s worship sites.
29. How horrible it is for you, Moab!You are destroyed, you people of the god Chemosh.Chemosh let his sons become refugeesand he let his daughters become prisonersof King Sihon of the Amorites.
30. But we shot the Amorites full of arrows.From Heshbon to Dibon they all died.We destroyed everyone and everythingbetween Nophah and Medeba.”
31. So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.
32. After Moses sent spies to Jazer, the Israelites captured its cities and villages and forced out the Amorites who were there.
33. Then they turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came out to fight the Israelites at Edrei.
34. The Lord said to Moses, “Don’t be afraid of him. I’ll hand him, all his troops, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”
35. The Israelites defeated him, his sons, and all his troops, leaving no survivors. And they took possession of his land.