Numbers 21:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:26 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken al..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:26 — KJV
“For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.”
— Numbers 21:26 (KJV)
Numbers 21:26 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 21:26
“Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. begin...: Heb. begin, possess”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:26: heshbon, sihon, king
“And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:26: heshbon, sihon, king
“On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:26: heshbon, sihon, king
“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 21:26: heshbon, sihon, king
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:26: heshbon, sihon, king
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