Numbers 21:1

¶ 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.

And when king {H4428} Arad {H6166} the Canaanite {H3669}, which dwelt {H3427} in the south {H5045}, heard {H8085} tell that Israel {H3478} came {H935} by the way {H1870} of the spies {H871}; then he fought {H3898} against Israel {H3478}, and took {H7617} some of them prisoners {H7628}.

Then the king of 'Arad, a Kena'ani who lived in the Negev, heard that Isra'el was approaching by way of Atarim, so he attacked Isra'el and took some of them captive.

When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Numbers 33:40

    And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

  • Judges 1:16

    And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

  • Joshua 12:14

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

  • Numbers 14:45

    Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah.

  • Deuteronomy 2:32

    Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

  • Joshua 7:5

    And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

  • Joshua 11:19

    There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all [other] they took in battle.

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