22. It was just as Adonai did for the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites before them. They drove them out and settled in their place even to this day.
23. As for the Avvim who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came from Crete destroyed them and settled in their place.)
24. “‘Rise up, journey on, and cross over the Wadi Arnon. See, I have handed over Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land—begin to possess it! Engage him in battle!
25. This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under heaven. When they hear the report about you, they will tremble and twist in anguish because of you.’
26. “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of shalom saying,
27. ‘Let me pass through your land—I will go only by way of the road. I will not turn to the right or to the left.
28. You will sell me food for money so that I may eat and give me water for money so that I may drink. Just let me pass through on foot—
29. as the sons of Esau dwelling in Seir and the Moabites in Ar did for me—until I cross over the Jordan into the land that Adonai our God is giving to us.’
30. But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, because Adonai your God stiffened his spirit and hardened his heart, in order to hand him over to you this very day.
31. “Adonai said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you—begin to take possession in order to take hold of his land.’
32. “Then Sihon came out against us—he and all his people—to battle at Jahaz.
33. Adonai our God gave him over to us, and we struck him down along with his sons and all his people.
34. We captured all his cities at that time, and utterly put under a ban of judgment every city—men, women and children. We left no survivor.