28 Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land.
29 The descendants of Esau who live in Seir allowed us to go through their country, and so did the Moabites, who live in Ar. Let us pass through until we cross the Jordan into the land the lord our God is giving us.’
30 “But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the lord your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done.
31 “Then the lord said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.’
32 “Then King Sihon declared war on us and mobilized his forces at Jahaz.
33 But the lord our God handed him over to us, and we crushed him, his sons, and all his people.
34 We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed everyone—men, women, and children. Not a single person was spared.