19. “Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination.
20. But King Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through his land. Instead, he mobilized his army at Jahaz and attacked them.
21. But the lord, the God of Israel, gave his people victory over King Sihon. So Israel took control of all the land of the Amorites, who lived in that region,
22. from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, and from the eastern wilderness to the Jordan.
23. “So you see, it was the lord, the God of Israel, who took away the land from the Amorites and gave it to Israel. Why, then, should we give it back to you?