Numbers 21:26

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 unto Arnon.

Cross-references

Numbers 32:3 Historical context

Numbers 32:3 lists Heshbon among cities desired by Reuben and Gad, showing its inheritance from the conquest described in Numbers 21:26.

Joshua 21:39 Historical context

Joshua 21:39 lists Heshbon as a Levitical city — showing the same city's later role after the conquest.