and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab."

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.

This is a message about Moab. The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab.