18 Thou hast now passed by the borders of Moab, past Ara,

19 And he drew near to the Ammonites; Thou shalt not enter into enmity with them, nor make war with them: for I will give thee nothing of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession, for I have given it for the possession of the sons of Lot.

20 and it was reckoned the land of Rephaim; formerly the Rephaim lived on it; The Ammonites call them Zamzumim;

21 A great nation, numerous and exalted, like the sons of Anak, and the Lord destroyed them before them, and they drove them out, and dwelt in their place,

22 as he did for the children of Esau who dwelt in Seir, destroying the Horites before them, and they drove them out, and dwelt in their place, and live to this day.

23 And the Abbites who dwelt in the villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came out of Caphtor, destroyed and dwelt in their place.

24 Get up, go, and cross the stream Arnon; Behold, I deliver into thy hand Sihon king of Heshbon, the Amorite, and his land; begin to take possession of it, and make war on it;

25 From this day I will begin to spread fear and terror before thee to the nations under all the heavens; Those who hear of you will tremble and be terrified at you.

26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Cedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, speaking words of peace, saying,

27 Suffer me to pass through thy land; I will go by the way, I will not go down to the right or to the left;

28 Sell me food for money, and I will eat, and give me water to drink for money, and I will drink, only with my feet I will pass through,

29 as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Are, have done unto me, until I pass over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not allow us to pass through his land, because the LORD your God has hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, to deliver him into your hand, as is seen now.

31 And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I am beginning to deliver unto thee Sihon and his land; begin to take possession of his land.