King Sihon Defeated

²¹ Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying,^(A)

²² “Let me pass through your land; we will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink the water of any well; we will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”^(A)

Defeat of King Sihon

²⁶ “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to King Sihon of Heshbon with the following terms of peace:^(A)

²⁷ ‘If you let me pass through your land, I will travel only along the road; I will turn aside neither to the right nor to the left.^(A)