Cross References

Numbers 21:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

That's why the Amorites had written this poem about Heshbon: Come and rebuild Heshbon, King Sihon's capital city!

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After the wall had been rebuilt and the gates hung, then the temple guards, the singers, and the other Levites were assigned their work.

Then you will make fun of the king of Babylonia by singing this song: That cruel monster is done for! He won't attack us again.

But they will be mocked with these words: You're doomed! You stored up stolen goods and cheated others of what belonged to them.

A song in The Book of the LORD's Battles mentions the town of Waheb with its creeks in the territory of Suphah. It also mentions the River Arnon,

King Sihon had ruled from Heshbon, after defeating the Moabites and taking over their land north of the Arnon gorge.

His armies marched out like fiery flames, burning down the town of Ar and destroying the hills along the River Arnon.