The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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1 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.
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When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked the Israelites and captured some of them.
2 Isra'el made a vow to ADONAI, "If you will hand this people over to me, I will completely destroy their cities."
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Then Israel made this vow to the LORD: “If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy their cities.”
3 ADONAI listened to what Isra'el said and handed over the Kena'anim, so they completely destroyed them and their cities and named the place Hormah [complete destruction].
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The LORD listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites over to them. They completely destroyed them and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.
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