Numbers 21:1

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.

Arad

Numbers 33:40

Joshua 12:14

Judges 1:16

The way of the spies

Numbers 13:21

Numbers 14:45

Then

General references

Numbers 20:17

Bible References

Arad

And king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies to the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

The way of the spies

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who dwelt in that hill country, and struck them, and routed them, even unto Hormah.

Then

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

And the men of Ai struck of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and struck them on the descent: therefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all others they took in battle.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you had favor unto them.

General references

Let us pass, I pray you, through your country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your borders.