Meanwhile, the Israelites left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey,
At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the people of Israel were approaching his land.
Then they left Zalmonah and camped at Punon.