Numbers 32:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:2 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the prince..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:2 — KJV
“The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,”
— Numbers 32:2 (KJV)
Numbers 32:2 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 32:2
“And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. pleased...: Heb. was good in their eyes”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:2: children, gad, reuben
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:2: came, moses, eleazar
“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:2: children, gad, reuben
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:2: children, gad, reuben
“And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:2: came, spake, moses
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