For Heshbonwas the cityof Sihon,kingof the Amorites,whohad foughtagainst the formerkingof Moaband had takenallhis landout of his hand,as faras the Arnon.
"Your neckis like a towerof ivory,Your eyes[like] the poolsin HeshbonBy the gateof Bath-rabbim;Your noseis like the towerof Lebanon,Which facestowardDamascus.
"Your headcrownsyou like Carmel,And the flowinglocksof your headare like purplethreads;[The] kingis captivatedby [your] tresses.
"Thereis praisefor Moabnolonger;In Heshbonthey have devisedcalamityagainsther: 'Comeand let us cuther offfrom [being] a nation!'You too,Madmen,will be silenced;The swordwill followafteryou.
"Moabhas beenputto shame,for it has beenshattered.Wailand cryout; Declareby the ArnonThat Moabhas been destroyed.
"In the shadowof HeshbonThe fugitivesstandwithoutstrength;For a firehas goneforthfrom HeshbonAnd a flamefrom the midstof Sihon,And it has devouredthe foreheadof MoabAnd the scalpsof the riotousrevelers.
Israeltookallthesecitiesand Israellivedin allthe citiesof the Amorites,in Heshbon,and in allher villages.
Thereforethose who useproverbssay,"Cometo Heshbon!Let it be built!So let the cityof Sihonbe established.
afterhe had defeatedSihonthe kingof the Amorites,wholivedin Heshbon,and Ogthe kingof Bashan,wholivedin Ashtarothand Edrei.
Their territorywas from Aroer,whichis on the edgeof the valleyof the Arnon,with the citywhichis in the middleof the valleyand allthe plainby Medeba;
Heshbon,and allits citieswhichare on the plain:Dibonand Bamoth-baaland Beth-baal-meon,
Their territorywas Jazer,and allthe citiesof Gilead,and halfthe landof the sonsof Ammon,as faras Aroerwhichis beforeRabbah;
Heshbonwith its pasturelands,Jazerwith its pasturelands;fourcitiesin all.
While Israellivedin Heshbonand its villages,and in Aroerand its villages,and in allthe citiesthat are on the banksof the Arnon,threehundredyears,whydid you not recoverthem within that time?
