24 Israel killed the king and captured his land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. They took the land as far as the Ammonite border, which was strongly defended.
25 Israel captured all the Amorite cities and lived in them, taking Heshbon and all the towns around it.
26 Heshbon was the city where Sihon, the Amorite king, lived. In the past he had fought with the king of Moab and had taken all the land as far as the Arnon.
27 That is why the poets say:“Come to Heshbonand rebuild it;rebuild Sihon’s city.
28 A fire began in Heshbon;flames came from Sihon’s city.It destroyed Ar in Moab,and it burned the Arnon highlands.
29 How terrible for you, Moab!The people of Chemosh are ruined.His sons ran awayand his daughters were capturedby Sihon, king of the Amorites.
30 But we defeated those Amorites.We ruined their towns from Heshbon to Dibon,and we destroyed them as far as Nophah, near Medeba.”