⁹ the Lord warned us, ‘Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”

¹⁹ Then King Tiglath-pileser^[a] of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons^[b] of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.

³ Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

³⁷ When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab.^[a] He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. ³⁸ When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi.^[b] He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.