Numbers 32:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 32:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 32:9 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 32:9 — KJV
“For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.”
— Numbers 32:9 (KJV)
Numbers 32:9 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 32:9
“And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? discourage: Heb. break”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:9: land, heart, children
“For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:9: went, land, children
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:9: land, children, israel
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:9: land, children, israel
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 32:9: went, land, children
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