Numbers 9:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 9:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 9:20 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 9:20 — KJV
“And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.”
— Numbers 9:20 (KJV)
Numbers 9:20 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 9:20
“At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:20: cloud, tabernacle, commandment
“Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:20: cloud, days, tabernacle
“And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:20: cloud, tabernacle, abode
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:20: according, commandment, lord
“And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:20: cloud, days, lord
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