The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites,

1 ¶ Then we turned,ºª and took our journeyºª into the wildernessº by the wayº of the Redº sea,º as² the LORDº spakeºª unto² me: and we compassedºª² mountº Seirº manyº days.º 2 And the LORDº spakeºª unto² me, saying,ºª 3 Ye have compassedºª² this² mountainº long enough:º turnºª you northward.º 4 And commandºª thou the people,º saying,ºª Ye² [are] to pass¹ª through² the coastº of your brethrenº the childrenº of Esau,º which dwellºª in Seir;º and they shall be afraidºª of² you: take ye good¹ heed¹ª unto yourselves therefore:²² 5 Meddleºª not² with them; for² I will not² giveºª you of their land,º² no, not so much² as a foot¹ breadth;ºº² because² I have givenºª² mountº Seirº unto Esauº [for] a possession.º 6 Ye shall buyºª meatº of²² them for money,º that ye may eat;ºª and ye shall also² buyºª waterº of²² them for money,º that ye may drink.ºª 7 For² the LORDº thy Godº hath blessedºª thee in all² the worksº of thy hand:º he knowethºª thy walking¹ª through²² this² greatº wilderness:º these² fortyº yearsº the LORDº thy Godº [hath been] with² thee; thou hast lackedºª nothing.º² 8 And when we passed¹ª by² from²² our brethrenº the childrenº of Esau,º which dweltºª in Seir,º through the wayº² of the plainº from Elath,º² and from Eziongaber,º² we turnedºª and passedºª by the wayº of the wildernessº of Moab.º

nor with the Moabites,

9 And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Distressºª not²² the Moabites,º neither² contendºª with them in battle:º for² I will not² giveºª thee of their landº² [for] a possession;º because² I have givenºª² Arº unto the childrenº of Lotº [for] a possession.º 10 The Emimsº dweltºª therein in times past,º a peopleº great,º and many,º and tall,ºª as the Anakims;º 11 Whichº also² were accountedºª giants,º as the Anakims;º but the Moabitesº callºª them Emims.º 12 The Horimsº also dweltºª in Seirº beforetime;º but the childrenº of Esauº succeededºª them, when they had destroyedºª them from beforeº² them, and dweltºª in their stead;² as² Israelº didºª unto the landº of his possession,º which² the LORDº gaveºª unto them. 13 Now² rise up,ºª [said I], and get you overºª² the brookº Zered.º And we went overºª² the brookº Zered.º 14 And the spaceº in which² we cameºª from Kadeshbarnea,º² until²² we were come overºª² the brookº Zered,º [was] thirtyº and eightº years;º until² all² the generationº of the men¹² of warº were wasted² out¹ª from amongº² the host,º as² the LORDº swareºª unto them. 15 For indeed² the handº of the LORDº was² against them, to destroyºª them from amongº² the host,º until² they were consumed.ºª

16 ¶ So it came to pass,² when² all² the men¹² of warº were consumedºª and deadºª from amongº² the people,º

nor with the Ammonites,

17 That the LORDº spakeºª unto² me, saying,ºª 18 Thou² art to pass overºª through² Ar,º² the coastº of Moab,º this day:º 19 And [when] thou comest nighºª over againstº the childrenº of Ammon,º distressºª them not,² nor² meddleºª with them: for² I will not² giveºª thee of the landº² of the childrenº of Ammonº [any] possession;º because² I have givenºª it unto the childrenº of Lotº [for] a possession.º 20 (That² also² was accountedºª a landº of giants:º giantsº dweltºª therein in old time;º and the Ammonitesº callºª them Zamzummims;º 21 A peopleº great,º and many,º and tall,ºª as the Anakims;º but the LORDº destroyedºª them beforeº² them; and they succeededºª them, and dweltºª in their stead:² 22 As² he didºª to the childrenº of Esau,º which dweltºª in Seir,º when² he destroyedºª² the Horimsº from beforeº² them; and they succeededºª them, and dweltºª in their stead² even unto² this² day:º 23 And the Avims¹² which dweltºª in Hazerim,º [even] unto² Azzah,º the Caphtorims,º which came forthºª out of Caphtor,º² destroyedºª them, and dweltºª in their stead.)²

but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them.

24 ¶ Rise ye up,ºª take your journey,ºª and pass overºª² the riverº Arnon:º behold,ºª I have givenºª into thine handº² Sihonº the Amorite,º kingº of Heshbon,º and his land:º beginºª to possessºª [it], and contendºª with him in battle.º 25 This² dayº will I beginºª to putºª the dreadº of thee and the fearº of thee upon² the nationsº¹ [that are] under² the whole² heaven,º who² shall hearºª reportº of thee, and shall tremble,ºª and be in anguishºª because²² of thee.¹

26 ¶ And I sentºª messengersº out of the wildernessº² of Kedemothº unto² Sihonº kingº of Heshbonº with wordsº of peace,º saying,ºª 27 Let me passºª through thy land:º I will go¹ª² along by the high way,º I will neither² turnºª unto the right handº nor to the left.º 28 Thou shalt sellºª me meatº for money,º that I may eat;ºª and giveºª me waterº for money,º that I may drink:ºª only² I will pass throughºª on my feet;º 29 (As² the childrenº of Esauº which dwellºª in Seir,º and the Moabitesº which dwellºª in Ar,º didºª unto me;) until²² I shall pass overºª² Jordanº into² the landº which² the LORDº our Godº givethºª us. 30 But Sihonº kingº of Heshbonº wouldºª not² let us passºª by him: for² the LORDº thy Godº hardenedºª² his spirit,º and made his heart¹ obstinate,ºª²² that² he might deliverºª him into thy hand,º as [appeareth] this² day.º 31 And the LORDº saidºª unto² me, Behold,ºª I have begunºª to giveºª² Sihonº and his landº beforeº thee: beginºª to possess,ºª that thou mayest inheritºª² his land.º 32 Then Sihonº came outºª againstºª us, he² and all² his people,º to fightº at Jahaz.º 33 And the LORDº our Godº deliveredºª him beforeº us; and we smoteºª² him, and his sons,º and all² his people.º 34 And we tookºª² all² his citiesº at that² time,º and utterly destroyedºª the men,º and the women,º and the little ones,º² of every² city,º we leftºª none² to remain:º 35 Only² the cattleº we took for a preyºª unto ourselves, and the spoilº of the citiesº which² we took.ºª 36 From² Aroer,º which² [is] by² the brinkº of the riverº of Arnon,º and [from] the cityº that² [is] by the river,º even unto² Gilead,º there was² not² one cityº too strongºª for² us: the LORDº our Godº deliveredºª² all² unto² us:¹ 37 Only² unto² the landº of the childrenº of Ammonº thou camestºª not,² [nor] unto any² placeº of the riverº Jabbok,º nor unto the citiesº in the mountains,º nor unto whatsoever² the LORDº our Godº forbadºª us.