Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

The way of the spies

General references

Bible References

Arad

Numbers 33:40
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
Joshua 12:14
the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Judges 1:16
And the descendants of the Ken'ite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad; and they went and settled with the people.

The way of the spies

Numbers 13:21
And they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, where one comes towards Hamath.
Numbers 14:45
And the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt on that hill, came down and smote them, and cut them to pieces, as far as Hormah.

Then

Deuteronomy 2:32
And Sihon came out against us for battle, he and all his people, to Jahaz.
Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Joshua 11:19
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites who dwelt at Gibeon; they took all in battle.
Psalm 44:3
For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.

General references

Numbers 20:17
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through fields, or through vineyards, neither will we drink water out of the wells: we will go by the king's road; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.