And when king Arad
the Canaanite
, which dwelt
in the south
, heard
tell that Israel
came
by the way
of the spies
; then he fought
against Israel
, and took
some of them prisoners
.
And Israel vowed
a vow
unto the LORD
, and said
, If thou wilt indeed
deliver
this people
into my hand
, then I will utterly destroy
their cities
.
And the LORD hearkened
to the voice
of Israel
, and delivered up
the Canaanites
; and they utterly destroyed
them and their cities
: and he called
the name
of the place
Hormah
.
And they journeyed from mount
Hor
by the way
of the Red
sea
, to compass
the land
of Edom
: and the soul
of the people
was much discouraged
because of the way
.
And the people spake
against God
, and against Moses
, Wherefore have ye brought us up
out of Egypt
to die
in the wilderness
? for there is no bread
, neither is there any water
; and our soul
loatheth
this light
bread
.
And the LORD sent
fiery
serpents
among the people
, and they bit
the people
; and much
people
of Israel
died
.
Therefore the people came
to Moses
, and said
, We have sinned
, for we have spoken
against the LORD
, and against thee; pray
unto the LORD
, that he take away
the serpents
from us. And Moses
prayed
for the people
.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, Make
thee a fiery serpent
, and set
it upon a pole
: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten
, when he looketh
upon it, shall live
.
And Moses made
a serpent
of brass
, and put
it upon a pole
, and it came to pass, that if a serpent
had bitten
any man
, when he beheld
the serpent
of brass
, he lived
.
And the children of Israel
set forward
, and pitched
in Oboth
.
And they journeyed from Oboth
, and pitched
at Ijeabarim
, in the wilderness
which is before
Moab
, toward the sunrising
.
From thence they removed, and pitched
in the valley
of Zared
.
From thence they removed, and pitched
on the other side
of Arnon
, which is in the wilderness
that cometh out
of the coasts
of the Amorites
: for Arnon
is the border
of Moab
, between Moab
and the Amorites
.
Wherefore it is said in the book
of the wars
of the LORD
, What he did
in the Red sea
, and in the brooks
of Arnon
,
And at the stream of the brooks
that goeth down
to the dwelling
of Ar
, and lieth
upon the border
of Moab
.
And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well
whereof the LORD
spake
unto Moses
, Gather
the people
together
, and I will give
them water
.
Then Israel sang
this song
, Spring up
, O well
; sing
ye unto it:
The princes digged
the well
, the nobles
of the people
digged
it, by the direction of the lawgiver
, with their staves
. And from the wilderness
they went to Mattanah
:
And from Mattanah to Nahaliel
: and from Nahaliel
to Bamoth
:
And from Bamoth in the valley
, that is in the country
of Moab
, to the top
of Pisgah
, which looketh
toward
Jeshimon
.
And Israel sent
messengers
unto Sihon
king
of the Amorites
, saying
,
Let me pass through thy land
: we will not turn
into the fields
, or into the vineyards
; we will not drink
of the waters
of the well
: but we will go along
by the king's
high way
, until we be past
thy borders
.
And Sihon would not suffer
Israel
to pass
through his border
: but Sihon
gathered
all his people
together
, and went out
against
Israel
into the wilderness
: and he came
to Jahaz
, and fought
against Israel
.
And Israel smote
him with the edge
of the sword
, and possessed
his land
from Arnon
unto Jabbok
, even unto the children
of Ammon
: for the border
of the children
of Ammon
was strong
.
And Israel took
all these cities
: and Israel
dwelt
in all the cities
of the Amorites
, in Heshbon
, and in all the villages
thereof.
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
.
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say
, Come
into Heshbon
, let the city
of Sihon
be built
and prepared
:
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
.
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
.
We have shot at them; Heshbon
is perished
even unto Dibon
, and we have laid them waste
even unto Nophah
, which reacheth unto Medeba
.
Thus Israel dwelt
in the land
of the Amorites
.
And Moses sent
to spy out
Jaazer
, and they took
the villages
thereof, and drove out
the Amorites
that were there.
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
.
And the LORD 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
.
So they smote him, and his sons
, and all his people
, until there was none
left
him alive
: and they possessed
his land
.