¹⁹ “Then Israel sent messengers^(A) to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,^(B) and said to him, ‘Let us pass through your country to our own place.’^(C)

²⁰ Sihon, however, did not trust Israel^[a] to pass through his territory. He mustered all his troops and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.^(A)