Numbers 20:20

New Century Version

But he answered: “You may not pass through here.” Then the Edomites went out to meet the Israelites with a large and powerful army.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

After that Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing from Isaac. He thought to himself, “My father will soon die, and I will be sad for him. Then I will kill Jacob.”

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him.”

Psalm 120:7

When I talk peace, they want war.

Amos 1:11

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.

Numbers 20:18

But the king of Edom answered: “You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords.”

Numbers 20:21

The Edomites refused to let them pass through their country, so the Israelites turned back.

Judges 11:17

Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let the people of Israel go across your land.’ But the king of Edom refused. We sent the same message to the king of Moab, but he also refused. So the Israelites stayed at Kadesh.

Judges 11:20

But Sihon did not trust the Israelites to cross his land. So he gathered all of his people and camped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.