Numbers 21:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And the sovereign of Araḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN THE Canaanite king of Arad, who dwelt in the South (the Negeb), heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim [the route traveled by the spies sent out by Moses], he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.

Common English Bible

¹ When the Canaanite king of Arad, who ruled in the arid southern plain, heard that the Israelites were coming on the Atharim road, he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And when king Arad the Canaanite, who was living toward the south, had heard this, namely, that Israel had arrived by the way of spies, he fought against them. And proving to be the victor, he led away prey from them.

Numbers 21:1 Cross References

Genesis 12:9

And Aḇ

Numbers 14:45

So the Amalĕ

Numbers 33:40

And the sovereign of Araḏ

Deuteronomy 2:32

“And Siḥ

Joshua 12:14

the sovereign of Ḥ

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai smote about thirty-six men, for they pursued them from before the gate as far as Sheḇ

Judges 1:16

And the children of the Qĕ