22. God did the same thing for Esau’s people. In the past the Horites lived in Seir. But Esau’s people destroyed the Horites, and Esau’s descendants still live there today.
23. God did the same thing for some people from Crete. The Avvites lived in the towns around Gaza, but the Cretans destroyed them, took the land, and live there now.)
24. “The Lord told me, ‘Get ready to go across Arnon Valley. I will let you defeat Sihon the Amorite, the king of Heshbon. I will let you take his country. So fight against him and take his land.
25. Today I will make all people everywhere afraid of you. They will hear the news about you, and they will be afraid and shake with fear.’
26. “While we were in the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon. The messengers offered peace to Sihon. They said,
27. ‘Let us go through your land. We will stay on the road. We will not turn off the road to the right or to the left.
28. We will pay you in silver for any food we eat or any water we drink. We only want to march through your country.