Yisra'el sent messengers to Sichon king of the Amori, the king of Cheshbon; and Yisra'el said to him, Let us pass, we pray you, through your land to my place.
But Sichon didn't trust Yisra'el to pass through his border; but Sichon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Yahatz, and fought against Yisra'el.