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Bible Verses About Heshbon

18 verses · 5 aspects

Key Bible Verses

  1. Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its towns.

  2. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.

  3. Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;

  4. for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

  5. Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.

  6. We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”

  7. Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.

  8. Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its towns, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

  9. They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

  10. The LORD said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”

  11. So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.

  12. Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

  13. Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

  14. From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.

  15. Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.

  16. Of the children of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people well in its cities?

  17. Therefore behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess those who possessed him, says the LORD.

  18. Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, you daughters of Rabbah, clothe yourself in sackcloth: lament, and run back and forth among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.