EXPOSITION
THE LAST MARCH: FROM MOUNT HOR TO JORDAN (CHAPTER 21-22:1).
EPISODE OF THE KING OF ARAD (Numbers 21:1-3).
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Numbers 21:1-3
The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:1-3
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 21:1-3Numbers 21:1-3 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryBefore the people began their march round the country of Edom, the king of Arad, a Canaanite, who inhabited the southern part of the country, attacked them in the wilderness, and took some prisoners. This was to lead th…Arad Subdued. (b. c. 1452.)Numbers 21:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleARAD SUBDUED. (B. C. 1452.) Here is, 1. The descent which Arad the Canaanite made upon the camp of Israel, hearing that they came by the way of the spies; for, though the spies which Moses had sent thirty-eight years be…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:1Numbers 21:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell. Rather, "And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the Negeb, heard tell." It is possible that Arad was the name of the king (it occurs a…The Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:1-3Numbers 21:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryVICTORY WON, AND FOLLOWED UP In this brief narrative of three verses we have by anticipation almost the whole spiritual teaching of the Book of Joshua; we have, namely, the struggle and the victory of the soldier of Chr…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Numbers 21:1-3Before the people began their march round the country of Edom, the king of Arad, a Canaanite, who inhabited the southern part of the country, attacked them in the wilderness, and took some prisoners. This was to lead th…Matthew HenrycommentaryArad Subdued. (b. c. 1452.)ARAD SUBDUED. (B. C. 1452.) Here is, 1. The descent which Arad the Canaanite made upon the camp of Israel, hearing that they came by the way of the spies; for, though the spies which Moses had sent thirty-eight years be…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:1-3VICTORY WON, AND FOLLOWED UP In this brief narrative of three verses we have by anticipation almost the whole spiritual teaching of the Book of Joshua; we have, namely, the struggle and the victory of the soldier of Chr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:1And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell. Rather, "And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the Negeb, heard tell." It is possible that Arad was the name of the king (it occurs a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:2And Israel vowed a vow. On these vows, and on things "devoted" or "banned" ( חֵרֶם— ἀνάθεμα), see on Le 27:28, and on the moral character of such wholesale slaughters see on Numbers 31:1-54. If it was right to destroy…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Numbers 21:3They utterly destroyed them and their cities. Rather, "they banned ( יַּחַרֵם— ἀναθεμάτισεν) them and their cities." No doubt the banning implies here their utter destruction, because it is not the vow before the batt…Joseph S. Exell and contributors