Numbers 21:10-23

¹⁰The Israelites left and camped at Oboth.

¹¹Then they moved on from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the desert on the east side of Moab.

¹²They left there and camped in the Valley of Zered.

¹³Then they moved on from there and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the desert near Amorite territory. The Arnon River is the border between the Moab and the Amorites.

¹⁴That's why the Book of the Wars of the Lord refers to “the town of Waheb in Suphah and the canyon of the Arnon,

¹⁵the canyon slopes that reach the village of Ar that lies on the border with Moab.”

¹⁶From there they moved on to Beer, the well where the Lord told Moses, “Have the people gather together so I can give them water.”

¹⁷Then the Israelites sang this song: “Pour out water, well! Everyone of you sing to it!

¹⁸The tribal chiefs dug the well; yes the leaders of the people dug the well with their rods of authority and their walking sticks.” The Israelites left the desert and carried on to Mattanah.

¹⁹From Mattanah they traveled to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

²⁰and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab where the top of Mount Pisgah looks down on the wastelands.

²¹Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the following request:

²²“Please allow us to travel through your country. We won't cross any of your fields or vineyards, or drink water from any of your wells. We will stay on the King's Highway until we have passed through your country.”

²³But Sihon refused to allow the Israelites to travel through his territory. Instead, he called out his whole army and went out to meet the Israelites head-on in the desert. When he arrived at Jahaz, he attacked the Israelites.