Numbers 32:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:17 — KJV
“But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”
— Numbers 32:17 (KJV)
Numbers 32:17 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 32:17
“And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. remaineth: Heb. dwelleth”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:17: children, israel, place
“That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:17: children, israel, brought
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:17: armed, before, children
“Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; armed: Heb. marshalled by five”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:17: armed, before, little
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:17: before, children, israel
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