17 Then the Israelites sang this song:"Well, flow up!Sing about it!
18 The well that the officials dug,that the officials of the people hollowed outwith the ruler’s scepter and their staffs."They marched from the desert to Mattanah;
19 from Mattanah to Nahaliel; from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
20 from Bamoth to the valley in the Moabite countryside, to the top of Pisgah overlooking Jeshimon.
21 Then the Israelites sent messengers to Sihon the Amorite king:
22 "Let us pass through your land. We won’t turn aside into a field or vineyard. We won’t drink water from a well. We will walk on the King’s Highway until we cross your border."
23 But Sihon wouldn’t allow the Israelites to cross his border. Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet the Israelites in the desert. When he came to Jahaz, he attacked the Israelites.