Then  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  the  king  of  Edom ,  saying , Let me, I pray  thee ,  pass  through thy  land : but the  king  of  Edom  would  not  hearken   thereto  . And in like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king  of  Moab : but he  would  not   consent  : and  Israel  abode  in  Kadesh .