Numbers 32:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:24 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:24 — KJV
“Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.”
— Numbers 32:24 (KJV)
Numbers 32:24 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 32:24
“And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:24: build, cities, little
“And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: the men...: Heb. every city of men, and women, and little ones”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:24: cities, little, ones
“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 32:24: cities, little, ones
“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 32:24: little, ones, hath
“And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:24: hath, proceeded, mouth
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