Numbers 21:30

We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

Cross-references

Numbers 32:34 Historical context

Numbers 32:34 lists Dibon as a city rebuilt by Gad—the same place mentioned here as destroyed. Links later settlement to earlier conquest.

Joshua 13:17 Historical context

Joshua 13:17 names Heshbon and Dibon as part of Reuben's inheritance—confirming the territory conquered here.

Isaiah 15:2 Historical context

Isaiah 15:2 mourns over Dibon and Medeba—the same locations. Shows these cities later became Moabite sites of judgment.

Isaiah 15:9 Parallel

Isaiah 15:9 mentions Dimon (likely Dibon) with blood—referencing the same city under divine judgment.

Jeremiah 48:18 addresses Dibon directly, calling it to descend from glory—echoing its earlier destruction in this verse.

Jeremiah 48:22 lists Dibon among Moab's cities facing judgment—the same city conquered by Israel here.

Joshua 13:9 Historical context

Joshua 13:9 describes the region from Aroer to Medeba and Dibon—the very territory claimed in this victory song.

1 Chronicles 19:7 Related theme

In 1 Chronicles 19:7, Medeba appears as the Ammonite encampment site, the same border city mentioned in the victory song here.