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Numbers 21:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 21:3

Verse 3 of 35

Scripture focus

And 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.

Numbers 21:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 21:3

Theological / Devotional

Delivered up the Canaanites. In harmony with their vow, which the Lord accepted, Joshua effected their destruction upon entering the Holy Land (Joshua 12:14).

Hormah. The word means “destruction,” in the sense of devoted to God, and therefore not redeemable for man’s use. The verb form of the same word is given in v. 2 as “utterly destroy,” that is, offer to God as a sacrifice. The name was apparently applied to the city and its environs (Num. 14:45; Deut. 1:44; Joshua 12:14 ; 15:30).

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