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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the people of Israel were approaching his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard about the coming of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard when the sons of Israel were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev (the South country) in the land of Canaan, heard that the sons of Israel were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard the Israelites were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard the Israelites were coming. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It was then that the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Southern Desert of Canaan, heard that Israel was headed that way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, which dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, which was in Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king of Arad in southern Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the approach of the Israelis, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king of Arad, the Canaanite king who lived in the south of the land of Canaan, heard about the approach of the Israelites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And king Arad the Canaanite who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, king of Arad, who is dwelling in the south in the land of Canaan, hears of the coming of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Canaanite -- king Arad -- who is dwelling in the south, in the land of Canaan, heareth of the coming of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, king Arad, will hear, and he will dwell in the south in the land Canaan, in the coming of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, heard that the children of Israel were come to the land of Chanaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And king Arad the Canaanite, who lived toward the south, heard that the sons of Israel had arrived in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who ruled over the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming. . ..<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the king of Gadar the Canaanite, who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Canaanite King of Gadar who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan heard when the children of Israel came.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Arad the Chananitish king (he too dwelt in the land of Chanaan) having heard when the children of Israel were entering <i>the land</i> -<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10399" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">Now the Canaanite</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6166.htm" title="6166: ‘ă·rāḏ (N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive; Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite.">of Arad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū- (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ban·ne·ḡeḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">in the Negev</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">that the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">were coming.</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua 12:7-8</a></span><br />And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance / the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-25</a></span><br />“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-21.htm">Joshua 13:21</a></span><br />all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Deuteronomy 3:1-3</a></span><br />Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei. / But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” / So the LORD our God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his whole army into our hands. We struck them down until no survivor was left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Joshua 24:8</a></span><br />Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-19.htm">Judges 11:19-21</a></span><br />And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’ / But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel. / Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-32.htm">Deuteronomy 2:32-33</a></span><br />So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz. / And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)— / they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1-5</a></span><br />Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; / to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west; / to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9-10</a></span><br />Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. / And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm">1 Kings 4:19</a></span><br />Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-11.htm">1 Chronicles 5:11</a></span><br />The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">1 Chronicles 5:23</a></span><br />Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelled in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Numbers 21:1-3</a></b></br> And <i>when</i> 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 <i>some</i> of them prisoners… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Arad</a> <a href="/numbers/32-32.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/numbers/32-40.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/numbers/30-15.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/30-12.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-38.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/33-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">News</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">South</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/12-14.htm">Arad</a> <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/numbers/33-53.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-13.htm">News</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">South</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">The forty-two journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">The Canaanites are to be destroyed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now the Canaanite king of Arad</b><br>The Canaanite king of Arad is a reference to a local ruler in the southern region of Canaan. Arad was a city located in the Negev, a desert region in the southern part of modern-day Israel. This king represents the indigenous Canaanite peoples who inhabited the land before the arrival of the Israelites. The Canaanites were known for their fortified cities and advanced culture, which posed a significant challenge to the Israelites. The mention of a specific king highlights the organized resistance the Israelites would face as they entered the Promised Land.<p><b>who lived in the Negev</b><br>The Negev is a large desert region in the southern part of Israel. It is characterized by its arid climate and sparse vegetation. The Negev was a strategic area for the Israelites as they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land. Living in such a harsh environment, the inhabitants, including the Canaanites, were likely skilled in survival and warfare. The Negev's location made it a critical area for controlling trade routes and military movements, which would have been of interest to both the Canaanites and the Israelites.<p><b>in the land of Canaan</b><br>Canaan refers to the ancient region that encompasses modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. It was the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The land of Canaan was known for its diverse geography and was inhabited by various peoples, including the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, and others. The conquest of Canaan was a central theme in the Israelite narrative, representing the fulfillment of God's promise and the establishment of a nation set apart for His purposes.<p><b>heard that the Israelites were coming</b><br>The news of the Israelites' approach would have spread quickly among the Canaanite cities, causing concern and fear. The Israelites, having been delivered from Egypt and sustained in the wilderness, were seen as a formidable force. This phrase indicates the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham. The anticipation of the Israelites' arrival would have prompted the Canaanite king of Arad to prepare for conflict, as seen in <a href="/numbers/21.htm">Numbers 21:1</a>, where he attacks the Israelites. This foreshadows the numerous battles that would occur as the Israelites sought to claim their inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanite_king_of_arad.htm">Canaanite King of Arad</a></b><br>A ruler in the region of Canaan, specifically in the Negev, who becomes aware of the approaching Israelites. His awareness signifies the growing reputation and perceived threat of the Israelites as they journey towards the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_negev.htm">The Negev</a></b><br>A desert region in the southern part of ancient Israel. It is significant as a geographical area that the Israelites had to traverse on their way to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, led by Moses, who are on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Their journey is marked by numerous challenges and divine interventions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey_to_the_promised_land.htm">The Journey to the Promised Land</a></b><br>This event is part of the larger account of the Exodus, where the Israelites are moving towards the land promised to them by God, facing various obstacles and enemies along the way.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_opposition.htm">Awareness of Opposition</a></b><br>Just as the king of Arad became aware of the Israelites, believers should be aware that spiritual opposition often arises when they are moving in obedience to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey through the Negev and their encounters with opposition remind us to trust in God's promises, even when the path seems difficult or uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_obedience.htm">The Importance of Faithful Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience teaches the importance of faithful obedience to God's commands, as it is through obedience that they were able to overcome their enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_battles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Battles</a></b><br>The account underscores God's sovereignty in the battles we face, reminding us that victory comes through His power and not our own strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_spies_cover_all_areas_in_40_days.htm">How can the spies' 40-day exploration (Numbers 13:25) realistically cover all the territories listed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_38_vs._40-year_timeline_issue.htm">Deuteronomy 2:14 notes a 38-year delay, yet the Bible elsewhere often references 40 years; is there a timeline inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_anak's_descendants.htm">Where is the historical record or physical proof of Anak's descendants mentioned in Numbers 13:22 and 13:33?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_33_50-56_endorse_war.htm">Numbers 33:50-56: Why does the text insist on divinely sanctioned warfare for taking the land when later prophets and passages emphasize peace, suggesting an inconsistency in divine commands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">And King Arad . . . --</span>See <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm" title="And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelled 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.">Numbers 21:1</a>, and Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And king Arad... heard of the coming.</span> See on chapter Numbers 21:1. The introduction of this notice, for which there seems no motive, and which has no assignable connection with the context, is extremely perplexing. It is not simply a fragment which has slipped in by what we call accident (like <a href="/deuteronomy/10-6.htm">Deuteronomy 10:6, 7</a>), for the longer statement in chapter Numbers 21:1-3 occupies the same position in the historical narrative immediately after the death of Aaron. It is difficult to suppose that Moses wrote this verse and left it as it stands; it would rather seem as if a later hand had begun to copy out a statement from some earlier document - in which it had itself perhaps become misplaced - and had not gone on with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now the Canaanite</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Arad,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲרָ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·rāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6166.htm">Strong's 6166: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arad -- a Canaanite city in the Negev</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who lived</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשֵׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Negev</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּנֶּ֖גֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ban·ne·ḡeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָ֑עַן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were coming.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-40.htm">Numbers 33:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-40.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:40 The Canaanite the king of Arad who (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>