Numbers 14:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 14:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 14:42 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 14:42 — KJV
“Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.”
— Numbers 14:42 (KJV)
Numbers 14:42 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 14:42
“And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:42: lord, among, smitten
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:42: lord, among, smitten
“The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:42: lord, smitten, before
“The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:42: lord, smitten, before
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:42: lord, among, before
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