Numbers 21:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 21:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 21:3 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and thei..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 21:3 — KJV
“And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Hormah: that is, Utter destruction”
— Numbers 21:3 (KJV)
Numbers 21:3 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 21:3
“And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:3: canaanites, utterly, destroyed
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:3: israel, utterly, destroyed
“And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Massah: that is, Temptation Meribah: that is, Chiding, or, Strife”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:3: lord, israel, called
“But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:3: lord, canaanites, utterly
“So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 21:3: lord, israel, utterly
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