Bible Verses About Medeba

"We shot them down; Heshbon is destroyed, all the way to Divon. We even laid waste to Nofach, which extends as far as Meidva."

from 'Aro'er on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley, all the plateau between Meidva and Divon,

Their territory included 'Aro'er on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the city in the middle of the valley, all the plateau near Meidva,

They hired 32,000 chariots, as well as the king of Ma'akhah with his people, who came and pitched their camp in front of Meidva. Then the people of 'Amon assembled themselves from their cities and went out to fight.

When David heard of it, he sent Yo'av with his entire army of trained soldiers.

The army of 'Amon came out and went into battle formation at the city gate, while the kings who had come were alone in the countryside.

When Yo'av saw that he would be fighting on two fronts, ahead and behind, he chose the best troops of Isra'el to deploy against Aram;

while the rest of the army he put under the command of Avishai his brother to deploy against the army of 'Amon.

He said, "If Aram is too strong for me, you help me; but if the army of 'Amon is too strong for you, then I will help you.

Take courage, and let's be strong for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. May ADONAI do what seems good to him."

So Yo'av and the people with him went to engage Aram in battle, and they fled before him.

When the people of 'Amon saw that Aram had fled, they likewise fled before Avishai his brother and retreated into the city. Then Yo'av went to Yerushalayim.

He went up to the temple, to Dibon and to the high places, to weep. On N'vo and Meidva Mo'av is howling, every head shaved bald, every beard cut off.