Numbers 32:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:16 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:16 — KJV
“And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”
— Numbers 32:16 (KJV)
Numbers 32:16 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 32:16
“Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:16: here, cattle, cities
“But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:16: cattle, cities, little
“But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. take: Heb. spoil”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:16: here, cattle, little
“Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:16: build, cities, little
“When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:16: came, here, cattle
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