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Numbers 21:24 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Numbers 21:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 21 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.”
Numbers 21:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 21:24
Israel smote him with the edge of the sword (לְפִי־חָרֶב, le-fi-charev, literally "by the mouth of the sword")—Israel's first major conquest fulfilled God's promise to give them victory. And possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok—This territory, roughly 60 miles north-south, became the inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh (Numbers 32). Even unto the children of Ammon marks Israel's restraint—they took only what God designated, respecting Ammon's boundary (Deuteronomy 2:19).Conquest with limits demonstrates that Israel's warfare wasn't ethnic cleansing but covenantal obedience. T...
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Cross-References for Numbers 21:24
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“whose height was like the height of the cedars”
“Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:”
“and took his two wives”
“that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand”
“which you did allot after their portions: so they possessed the land of Sihon”
“Sihon the king of Heshbon”
“which Moses gave them”
“even to the children of Gad”
“What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah? Behold”
“the God of Israel”