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.”
31. So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
32. After Moses sent spies to the town of Jazer, they captured the towns around it, forcing out the Amorites who lived there.