These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
And their territory was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return, and go to your tents, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.