24. The Lord said, “Get up and cross the Arnon Ravine. See, I am giving you the power to defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I am giving you his land. So fight against him and begin taking his land.
25. Today I will begin to make all the people in the world afraid of you. When they hear reports about you, they will shake with fear, and they will be terrified of you.”
26. I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon. They offered him peace, saying,
27. “If you let us pass through your country, we will stay on the road and not turn right or left.
28. We will pay you in silver for any food we eat or water we drink. We only want to walk through your country.
29. The descendants of Esau in Edom let us go through their land, and so did the Moabites in Ar. We want to cross the Jordan River into the land the Lord our God has given us.”
30. But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass, because the Lord your God had made him stubborn. The Lord wanted you to defeat Sihon, and now this has happened.
31. The Lord said to me, “See, I have begun to give Sihon and his country to you. Begin taking the land as your own.”
32. Then Sihon and all his army came out and fought us at Jahaz,