Numbers 21:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:23 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:23 — KJV
“And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.”
— Numbers 21:23 (KJV)
Numbers 21:23 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 21:23
“But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:23: sihon, israel, pass
“And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:23: israel, pass, gathered
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:23: israel, pass, people
“Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:23: pass, through, border
“And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:23: gathered, people, together
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