Victory over the Canaanites
1And [when] kingAradthe Canaanite,which dweltin the south,heardtell that Israelcameby the wayof the spies;then he foughtagainst Israel,and took[some] of them prisoners.2And Israelvoweda vowunto the LORD,and said,If thou wilt indeeddeliverthis peopleinto my hand,then I will utterly destroytheir cities.3And the LORDhearkenedto the voiceof Israel,and delivered upthe Canaanites;and they utterly destroyedthem and their cities:and he calledthe nameof the placeHormah.
The Bronze Serpent
4And they journeyedfrom mountHorby the wayof the Redsea,to compassthe landof Edom:and the soulof the peoplewas much discouragedbecause of the way.5And the peoplespakeagainst God,and against Moses,Wherefore have ye brought us upout of Egyptto diein the wilderness?for [there is] no bread,neither [is there any] water;and our soulloatheththis lightbread.
6And the LORDsentfieryserpentsamong the people,and they bitthe people;and muchpeopleof Israeldied.7Therefore the peoplecameto Moses,and said,We have sinned,for we have spokenagainst the LORD,and against thee; prayunto the LORD,that he take awaythe serpentsfrom us. And Mosesprayedfor the people.8And the LORDsaidunto Moses,Makethee a fiery serpent,and setit upon a pole:and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten,when he lookethupon it, shall live.9And Mosesmadea serpentof brass,and putit upon a pole,and it came to pass, that if a serpenthad bittenany man,when he beheldthe serpentof brass,he lived.
The Journey to Moab
10And the childrenof Israelset forward,and pitchedin Oboth.11And they journeyedfrom Oboth,and pitchedat Ijeabarim,in the wildernesswhich [is] beforeMoab,toward the sunrising.12From thence they removed,and pitchedin the valleyof Zared.13From thence they removed,and pitchedon the other sideof Arnon,which [is] in the wildernessthat cometh outof the coastsof the Amorites:for Arnon[is] the borderof Moab,between Moaband the Amorites.
14Wherefore it is saidin the bookof the warsof the LORD,What he didin the Red sea,and in the brooksof Arnon,
15And at the streamof the brooksthat goeth downto the dwellingof Ar,and liethupon the borderof Moab.
16And from thence [they went] to Beer:that [is] the wellwhereof the LORDspakeunto Moses,Gatherthe peopletogether,and I will givethem water.
17Then Israelsangthis song,Spring up,O well;singye unto it:
18The princesdiggedthe well,the noblesof the peoplediggedit, by [the direction of] the lawgiver,with their staves.And from the wilderness[they went] to Mattanah:
19And from Mattanahto Nahaliel:and from Nahalielto Bamoth:20And from Bamoth[in] the valley,that [is] in the countryof Moab,to the topof Pisgah,which lookethtowardJeshimon.
The Defeat of Sihon
21And Israelsentmessengersunto Sihonkingof the Amorites,saying,22Let me passthrough thy land:we will not turninto the fields,or into the vineyards;we will not drink[of] the watersof the well:[but] we will go alongby the king's[high] way,until we be pastthy borders.23And Sihonwould not sufferIsraelto passthrough his border:but Sihongatheredall his peopletogether,and went outagainstIsraelinto the wilderness:and he cameto Jahaz,and foughtagainst Israel.24And Israelsmotehim with the edgeof the sword,and possessedhis landfrom Arnonunto Jabbok,even unto the childrenof Ammon:for the borderof the childrenof Ammon[was] strong.25And Israeltookall these cities:and Israeldweltin all the citiesof the Amorites,in Heshbon,and in all the villagesthereof.26For Heshbon[was] the cityof Sihonthe kingof the Amorites,who had foughtagainst the formerkingof Moab,and takenall his landout of his hand,even unto Arnon.
27Wherefore they that speak in proverbssay,Comeinto Heshbon,let the cityof Sihonbe builtand prepared:
28For there is a firegone outof Heshbon,a flamefrom the cityof Sihon:it hath consumedArof Moab,[and] the lords of the high placesof Arnon.
29Woeto thee, Moab!thou art undone,O peopleof Chemosh:he hath givenhis sonsthat escaped,and his daughters,into captivityunto Sihonkingof the Amorites.
30We have shotat them; Heshbonis perishedeven unto Dibon,and we have laid them wasteeven unto Nophah,which [reacheth] unto Medeba.
The Defeat of Og
31Thus Israeldweltin the landof the Amorites.32And Mosessentto spy outJaazer,and they tookthe villagesthereof, and drove out{08675;03423:08799} the Amoritesthat [were] there.
33And they turnedand went upby the wayof Bashan:and Ogthe kingof Bashanwent outagainstthem, he, and all his people,to the battleat Edrei.34And the LORDsaidunto Moses,Fearhim not: for I have deliveredhim into thy hand,and all his people,and his land;and thou shalt doto him as thou didstunto Sihonkingof the Amorites,which dweltat Heshbon.35So they smotehim, and his sons,and all his people,until there was nonelefthim alive:and they possessedhis land.
