Numbers 21:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:24 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:24 — KJV
“And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.”
— Numbers 21:24 (KJV)
Numbers 21:24 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 21:24
“And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:24: israel, land, arnon
“And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:24: arnon, jabbok, even
“Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:24: israel, smote, possessed
“Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:24: arnon, jabbok, even
“And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:24: israel, smote, edge
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