Then he moved on from place to place, going toward the southern part of Canaan.
Numbers 21:1 - Good News Translation (US Version) When the Canaanite king of Arad in the southern part of Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming by way of Atharim, he attacked them and captured some of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, had heard this: to wit, that Israel was come by the way of the spies, he fought against them, and overcoming them carried off their spoils. |
Then he moved on from place to place, going toward the southern part of Canaan.
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.
The king of Arad in southern Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming.
The men of Ai chased them from the city gate as far as some quarries and killed about thirty-six of them on the way down the hill. Then the Israelites lost their courage and were afraid.
The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went on with the people of Judah from Jericho, the city of palm trees, into the barren country south of Arad in Judah. There they settled among the Amalekites.