The LORD,the Godof Israel,gaveSihonand allhis peopleinto the handof Israel,and they defeatedthem; so Israelpossessedallthe landof the Amorites,the inhabitantsof that country.
When the sonsof IsraelfledbeforeJudah,Godgavethem into their hand.
"Do you not knowthat the LORDGodof Israelgavethe ruleoverIsraelforeverto Davidand his sonsby a covenantof salt?
"I will fixyour boundaryfrom the RedSeato the seaof the Philistines,and from the wildernessto the River[Euphrates]; for I will deliverthe inhabitantsof the landinto your hand,and you will drivethem out beforeyou.
"Yet it was I who destroyedthe Amoritebeforethem, Though his height[was] like the heightof cedarsAnd he [was] strongas the oaks;I even destroyedhis fruitaboveand his rootbelow.
Then Israelstruckhim with the edgeof the sword,and tookpossessionof his landfrom the Arnonto the Jabbok,as faras the sonsof Ammon;for the borderof the sonsof Ammon[was] Jazer.
"Then Sihonwith allhis peoplecameout to meetus in battleat Jahaz.
The LORDsaidto Joshua,"See,I have givenJerichointo your hand,with its king[and] the valiantwarriors.
But Sihondid not trustIsraelto passthrough his territory;so Sihongatheredallhis peopleand campedin Jahazand foughtwith Israel.
