I will use my sword against everyone from south to north.

One will show the king the way to the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and the other the way to Judah, to the fortified city, Jerusalem.

"Or I might bring war on that country and send destructive weapons to wipe out people and animals alike,

"Your older sister, with her villages, is Samaria, in the north. Your younger sister, with her villages, is Sodom, in the south.

So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other."