Numbers 24:18 KJV — MannaFest

Numbers 24:18

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

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ASV

And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.

WEB

Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

YLT

And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, for its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;

DBT

And Edom shall be a possession, and Seir a possession, — they, his enemies; but Israel will do valiantly.

About this book

Old Testament

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Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.

Author: Moses — the wilderness narrator; ‘Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys’ (33:2)
Date: The wilderness years, c. 15th–13th century BC

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Psalms 60:12
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Amos 9:12
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.
Obadiah 1:2
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
2 Samuel 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
Genesis 27:29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

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This was fulfilled when David smote Moab, and measured them with a line, so that the Moabites became David' servants, 2 Sam. viii. And at the same time the Edomites likewise were brought into obedience to Israel,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Edom shall be a possession--This prophecy was accomplished by David (2Sa 8:14). Seir--seen in the south, and poetically used for Edom. The double conquest of Moab and Edom is alluded to (Ps 60:8;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

A possession - Which was also foretold, Gen. xxv, 23, and in part fulfilled, 2 Sam. viii, 14; 1 Chron. xviii, 13, but more fully by Christ, Amos ix, 12 Obad. i, 18, who shall subdue and possess all his enemies; here signified by the name of Edom, as Jacob or Israel, his brother, signifies all his church and people.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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