The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Parallel translations
- WEB the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
- BSB the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
- NKJV the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
- NASB the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
- NLT The king of Hormah The king of Arad
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Quick answer
The kings of Hormah and Arad in the southern Negev are listed.
Overview
Arad had earlier opposed Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 21:1-3), and the place gained the name Hormah, meaning 'devotion to destruction.' Their inclusion here completes the southern conquest and shows God overturning past setbacks, turning a place of earlier conflict into a sign of His faithfulness.
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Cross-references · 3
- Num 21:1And 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.
- Num 21:3And the LORD hearkened 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.
- Num 14:45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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