Numbers 21:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:1 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:1 — KJV
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
— Numbers 21:1 (KJV)
Numbers 21:1 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 21:1
“And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:1: king, arad, canaanite
“Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:1: king, came, way
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:1: king, canaanite, heard
“And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:1: king, canaanite, heard
“The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:1: king, came, then
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