¹⁴ And the children of Benjamin came together from all their towns to Gibeah, to go to war with the children of Israel.

²⁰ But he said, You are not to go through. And Edom came out against them in his strength, with a great army.

²³ And Sihon would not let Israel go through his land; but got all his people together and went out against Israel into the waste land, as far as Jahaz, to make war on Israel.

¹³ But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

²⁵ Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

²⁶ Running against him like a man of war, covered by his thick breastplate; even like a king ready for the fight,