Numbers 20:18-21

18The king of Edom said, ‘You must not travel through my country. If you do, we will bring our army to attack you.’

19The Israelites replied, ‘We will stay on the main road. If our animals drink your water, we will pay for it. We only want to travel through your country. We do not want anything else.’

20The king of Edom said, ‘No, you must not travel through our country.’ He sent many strong soldiers to attack the Israelites.

21In that way, the Edomites stopped the Israelites from travelling through Edom. So the Israelites turned away from there.