30. “But King Sihon of Heshbon would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn and ready to fight. The Lord did this so that he could help you defeat King Sihon. And today we know that is what happened.
31. “The Lord said to me, ‘I am giving King Sihon and his country to you. Now, go take his land!’
32. “Then King Sihon and all his people came out to fight against us at Jahaz.
33. But the Lord our God gave him to us. We defeated King Sihon, his sons, and all his people.
34. We captured all the cities that belonged to King Sihon at that time. We completely destroyed the people in every city—the men, women, and children. We did not leave anyone alive!
35. We took only the cattle and the valuable things from those cities.