Bible Cross References
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Numbers 21:3
The LORD heard them and helped them conquer the Canaanites. So the Israelites completely destroyed them and their cities, and named the place Hormah.
Numbers 21:20-35
20
and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of the Moabites, below the top of Mount Pisgah, looking out over the desert.
21
Then the people of Israel sent messengers to the Amorite king Sihon to say:
22
"Let us pass through your land. We and our cattle will not leave the road and go into your fields or vineyards, and we will not drink water from your wells; we will stay on the main road until we are out of your territory."
23
But Sihon would not permit the people of Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered his army and went out to Jahaz in the wilderness and attacked the Israelites.
24
But the Israelites killed many of the enemy in battle and occupied their land from the Arnon River north to the Jabbok, that is, to the Ammonites, because the Ammonite border was strongly defended.
25
So the people of Israel captured all the Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all the surrounding towns, and settled in them.
26
Heshbon was the capital city of the Amorite king Sihon, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had captured all his land as far as the Arnon River.
27
That is why the poets sing, "Come to Heshbon, to King Sihon's city! We want to see it rebuilt and restored.
28
Once from this city of Heshbon Sihon's army went forth like a fire; It destroyed the city of Ar in Moab And devoured the hills of the upper Arnon.
29
How terrible for you, people of Moab! You worshipers of Chemosh are brought to ruin! Your god let the men become refugees, And the women became captives of the Amorite king.
30
But now their descendants are destroyed, All the way from Heshbon to Dibon, From Nashim to Nophah, near Medeba."
31
So the people of Israel settled in the territory of the Amorites,
32
and Moses sent men to find the best way to attack the city of Jazer. The Israelites captured it and its surrounding towns and drove out the Amorites living there.
33
Then the Israelites turned and took the road to Bashan, and King Og of Bashan marched out with his army to attack them at Edrei.
34
The LORD said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him. I will give you victory over him, all his people, and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon."
35
So the Israelites killed Og, his sons, and all his people, leaving no survivors, and then they occupied his land.
Judges 11:25
Do you think you are any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? He never challenged Israel, did he? Did he ever go to war against us?