Numbers 32:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:42 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:42 — KJV
“And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.”
— Numbers 32:42 (KJV)
Numbers 32:42 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 32:42
“Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:42: took, called, after
“And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:42: went, took, called
“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:42: called, after, own
“And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:42: took, called, after
“And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:42: went, thereof, called
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