11. Then they left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim in the desert east of Moab.
12. They left that place and camped in Zered Valley.
13. Then they moved and camped across from the Arnon River in the desert. This river started at the Ammonite border. The valley was the border between Moab and the Amorites.
14. That is why these words are written in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “… and Waheb in Suphah, and the Valleys of the Arnon,
15. and the hills by the valleys that lead to the town of Ar. These places are at the border of Moab.”
16. The Israelites left that place and traveled to Beer. There is a well in Beer, where the Lord said to Moses, “Bring the people together here, and I will give them water.”
17. Then the Israelites sang this song: “Well, flow with water! Sing about it!
18. Great men dug this well. Important leaders dug this well. They dug this well with their staffs and walking sticks. It is a gift in the desert.”
19. The people traveled from Mattanah to Nahaliel. Then they traveled from Nahaliel to Bamoth.
20. They traveled from Bamoth to the Valley of Moab. In this place the top of the Pisgah Mountain looks over the desert.
21. The Israelites sent some men to King Sihon of the Amorites. The men said to the king,
22. “Allow us to travel through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard. We will not drink water from any of your wells. We will travel only along King’s Road. We will stay on that road until we have traveled through your country.”
23. But King Sihon would not allow the Israelites to travel through his country. He gathered together his army and marched out to the desert to fight against the Israelites. The king’s army fought against the Israelites at Jahaz.