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24 But Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and they took possession of his land from Arnon to Jabbok, until the Ammonites,[a] because the boundary of the Ammonites[b] was strong. 25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel inhabited all the cities of the Amorites,[c] in Heshbon, and in all its environs.[d] 26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites,[e] who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land from his hand until Arnon.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:24 Literally “sons of Ammon”
  2. Numbers 21:24 Literally “sons of Ammon”
  3. Numbers 21:25 Hebrew “Amorite”
  4. Numbers 21:25 Hebrew “her daughters;” other modern versions translate “its villages”
  5. Numbers 21:26 Hebrew “Amorite”

24 Israel, however, put him to the sword(A) and took over his land(B) from the Arnon to the Jabbok,(C) but only as far as the Ammonites,(D) because their border was fortified. 25 Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites(E) and occupied them,(F) including Heshbon(G) and all its surrounding settlements. 26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon(H) king of the Amorites,(I) who had fought against the former king of Moab(J) and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.(K)

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