Numbers 21:23 - Easy To Read Version

²³ But King Sihon would not allow the people of Israel to travel through his country. The king gathered together his army and marched out to the desert. He was marching to fight against the people of Israel. At Jahaz, the king’s army fought against the people of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border. Instead Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and he fought against Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ 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 came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.

Common English Bible

²³ But Sihon wouldn’t allow the Israelites to cross his border. Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet the Israelites in the desert. When he came to Jahaz, he attacked the Israelites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And he was not willing to allow Israel to cross through his borders. But instead, gathering an army, he went out to meet them in the desert, and he arrived at Jahaz and fought against them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army, went forth to meet them in the desert, and came to Jasa, and fought against them.

Numbers 21:23 Cross References

Isaiah 15:4

People in the cities Heshbon and Elealeh\par are crying very loudly.\par You can hear their voices far away\par in the city Jahaz.\par Even the soldiers are scared.\par The soldiers are shaking from fear.\par

Jeremiah 48:21

People on the high plain have been punished.\par Judgment has come to the towns of\par Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,\par

Jeremiah 48:34

“The people of the towns of Heshbon and Elealeh are crying. Their cry is heard even as far away as the town of Jahaz. Their cry is heard from the town of Zoar, as far away as the towns of Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried.

Amos 2:9

“But it was I who destroyed the Amorites {\cf2\super [40]} before them. The Amorites were tall like cedar trees. They were as strong as oak trees. But I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. {\cf2\super [41]}

Numbers 20:18

But {the king of} Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land. If you try to travel through our land, then we will come and fight you with swords.”

Numbers 20:21

{The king of} Edom refused to let the people of Israel travel through his country. And the people of Israel turned around and went another way.

Deuteronomy 4:46

Moses gave them these laws while they were on the east side of the Jordan River, in the valley across from Beth Peor. They were in the land of Sihon, the Amorite king that lived at Heshbon. (Moses and the people of Israel had defeated Sihon when they came out of Egypt.

Joshua 13:18

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

Judges 11:20

But Sihon, the king of the Amorite people would not let the people of Israel cross his borders. Sihon gathered all of his people and made a camp at Jahaz. Then the Amorite people fought with the people of Israel.