Numbers 21:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south, heard that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was taking the route through Atharim, he fought against Israel and captured some of them.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And when kynge Arad the cananite which dwelt in the south parties harde tell that Israel came by the waye that the spies had founde out: he came and foughte with Israel and toke some of them presoners.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan Arad the kynge of the Cananites (which dwelt towarde the south) herde, that Israel came in by ye waie yt the spyes had founde out, he fought agaynst Israel, and toke some of them presoners.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When King Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt toward the South, heard tel that Israel came by the way of the spies, then fought hee against Israel, and tooke of them prysoners.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when kyng Arad the Chananite which dwelt towarde the south, hearde tell that Israel came by the way that the spyes had founde out, he fought agaynst Israel, and toke some of them prisoners.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the Canaanite -- king Arad -- dwelling in the south, heareth that Israel hath come the way of the Atharim, and he fighteth against Israel, and taketh `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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it came to the ears of the Canaanite, the king of Arad, living in the South, that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, and he came out against them and took some of them prisoners.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Victory at Hormah When the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev heard that Israel was approaching along the road to Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoner.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 33:40 : 40 And King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
  • Judg 1:16 : 16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
  • Josh 12:14 : 14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
  • Ps 44:3-4 : 3 For they did not gain the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them: but Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You had favor unto them. 4 You are my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
  • Num 13:21-22 : 21 So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
  • Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who dwelt in that hill, and struck them, and beat them down, even to Hormah.
  • Deut 2:32 : 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.
  • Josh 7:5 : 5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men: for they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent: so the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
  • Josh 11:19-20 : 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon: all others they took in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might find no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 33:40
    86%

    40And King Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

  • Josh 12:14
    74%

    14The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

  • Num 21:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

    3And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

  • Judg 11:16-18
    3 verses
    71%

    16But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;

    17Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.

    18Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

  • Josh 24:11
    71%

    11And you went over Jordan, and came to Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

  • Num 21:31-33
    3 verses
    71%

    31Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.

    32And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

    33And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

  • Num 21:13-15
    3 verses
    70%

    13From there they moved, and camped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the borders of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

    14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, What He did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

    15And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies upon the border of Moab.

  • Num 21:23-26
    4 verses
    70%

    23But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

    24And Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

    25And Israel took all these cities: and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.

    26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to Arnon.

  • Judg 1:9
    70%

    9And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

  • Judg 11:21
    69%

    21And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

  • Deut 2:36
    69%

    36From Aroer by the edge of the river Arnon, and from the city by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too strong for us; the LORD our God delivered all unto us.

  • Josh 2:2
    69%

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.

  • Num 14:45
    69%

    45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who dwelt in that hill, and struck them, and beat them down, even to Hormah.

  • Deut 29:7
    69%

    7And when you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us to battle, and we struck them down:

  • Judg 1:5
    68%

    5And they found Adonibezek in Bezek, and they fought against him, and they killed the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

  • Num 13:21
    68%

    21So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

  • Judg 1:16
    68%

    16And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

  • Num 13:29
    68%

    29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south; and the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.

  • Josh 10:30
    68%

    30And the LORD delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Deut 3:1
    68%

    1Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan, and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

  • Exod 17:8
    68%

    8Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

  • Josh 12:1
    68%

    1These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel struck, and possessed their land on the other side of the Jordan toward the east, from the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:

  • Deut 1:4
    68%

    4After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

  • Josh 21:11
    67%

    11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs around it.

  • Deut 21:10
    67%

    10When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God has delivered them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,

  • Gen 14:7
    67%

    7And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.

  • Deut 2:24
    67%

    24Rise up, take your journey, and cross over the river Arnon; behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it and engage him in battle.

  • Josh 12:9
    67%

    9The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

  • Ps 135:11
    67%

    11Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:

  • Josh 11:1
    67%

    1And it happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

  • Deut 1:19
    67%

    19And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.

  • Num 21:21
    67%

    21And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

  • Num 31:11
    67%

    11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

  • Judg 11:26
    67%

    26While Israel lived in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that are along the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? Why did you not recover them within that time?

  • Judg 6:3
    67%

    3And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

  • Num 31:9
    67%

    9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods.

  • Josh 10:1
    66%

    1Now it happened, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and utterly destroyed it—just as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,