Numbers 24:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 24:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 24:20 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 24:20 — KJV
“And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. the nations: the nations that warred against Israel that...: or, even to destruction”
— Numbers 24:20 (KJV)
Numbers 24:20 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 24:20
“And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. nation: Heb. nations”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:20: nations, end, against
“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:20: first, ever, israel
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:20: ever, against, israel
“And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:20: amalek, against, israel
“So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 24:20: took, ever, against
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