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took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the
villages thereof.
26
For Heshbon
was
the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought
against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
27
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and
prepared:
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For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed
Ar of Moab,
and
the lords of the high places of Arnon.
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Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O
people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto
Sihon king of the Amorites.
30
We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and
we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which
reacheth
unto Medeba.
31
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
32
And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they
took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that
were
there.
33
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out
against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34
And the L
ORD
said unto Moses, Fear
him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do
to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
35
So they smote
him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his
land.
CHAPTER 22
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan
by
Jericho.
2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3
And Moab was
sore afraid of the people, because they
were
many: and Moab was distressed because of the children
of Israel.
4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all
that are
round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor
was
king
of the Moabites at that time.
5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor,
which
is
by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is
a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against
me:
6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they
are
too mighty for me:
peradventure I shall prevail,
that
we may smite them, and
that
I may drive them out of the land:
for I wot that he whom thou blessest
is
blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
7
And the
elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and
they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8
And he said unto them, Lodge
here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the L
ORD
shall speak unto me: and the princes
of Moab abode with Balaam.
9
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men
are
these with
thee?
10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me,
saying,
11
Behold,
there is
a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come
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