Numbers 21:13 (KJV)

Passage

From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.

Numbers 21:12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

Numbers 21:13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Numbers 21:14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

Numbers 21:15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thence", "removed", "pitched", "other", "side", "arnon", "wilderness", and "cometh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thence" and "removed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "From thence they removed and pitched in..." into verse 14's "Wherefore it is said in the book...", so "thence" and "removed" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thence" and "removed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.