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 Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.

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

And the sons of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the sons of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad. And they went and lived among the people.

The way of the spies

So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

And the Amalekites and the Canaanites who were living in that mountain came down and struck them, and beat them down, to Hormah.

Then

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

And the men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, for they chased them from before the gate to Shebarim, and struck them in the road going down. Therefore the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

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

For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

General references

Let us pass, I pray you, through your country. We will not pass through a field, nor through a vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of a well. 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.