19. from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20. from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab near the Pisgah highlands that overlook the wasteland.
21. Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites:
22. “Let us travel through your land. We won’t go into the fields or vineyards. We won’t drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway until we have traveled through your territory.”
23. But Sihon would not let Israel travel through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
24. Israel struck him with the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only up to the Ammonite border, because it was fortified.
25. Israel took all the cities and lived in all these Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages.
26. Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken control of all his land as far as the Arnon.
27. Therefore the poets say:Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt;let the city of Sihon be restored.
28. For fire came out of Heshbon,a flame from the city of Sihon.It consumed Ar of Moab,the lords of Arnon’s heights.