24. But the Israelites defeated the king and took his land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. The Israelites took the land as far as the Ammonite border. They stopped at that border because it was strongly defended by the Ammonites.
25. Israel took all the Amorite cities and began living in them. They even defeated the city of Heshbon and all the small towns around it.
26. Heshbon was the city where Sihon, the Amorite king, lived. In the past Sihon had fought with the king of Moab. Sihon had taken the land as far as the Arnon River.
27. That is why the singers sing this song: “Go in and rebuild Heshbon! Make Sihon’s city strong.
28. A fire began in Heshbon. That fire began in Sihon’s city. The fire destroyed Ar in Moab. It burned the hills above Arnon River.