Numbers 20:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the Edomite king insisted, “You can't go through our land!” Then Edom sent out its strongest troops

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

Esau hated his brother Jacob because he had stolen the blessing that was supposed to be his. So he said to himself, “Just as soon as my father dies, I'll kill Jacob.”

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned, they told Jacob, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is heading this way with four hundred men.”

Psalm 120:7

I am in favour of peace, but when I speak of it, all they want is war.

Amos 1:11

The LORD said: I will punish Edom for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They killed their own relatives and were so terribly furious that they showed no mercy.

Numbers 20:18

But the Edomite king answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”

Numbers 20:21

to keep Israel from passing through its territory. So the Israelites had to go in another direction.

Judges 11:17

They sent messengers to the king of Edom and said, “Please, let us go through your country.” But the king of Edom refused. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he wouldn't let them cross his country either. And so the Israelites stayed at Kadesh.

Judges 11:20

Sihon didn't think the Israelites could be trusted, so he called his army together. They set up camp at Jahaz, then they attacked the Israelite camp.