Numbers 16:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:17 — KJV
“And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.”
— Numbers 16:17 (KJV)
Numbers 16:17 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 16:17
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:17: censer, put, incense
“And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:17: take, censer, incense
“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:17: take, censer, put
“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:17: take, put, before
“And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:17: put, before, lord
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