Psalms 105:24

Moreover they set at nought the desirable land, and believed not his word.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

In Context

23So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn him away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not destroy them.

25And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed like the + 13:16 Gr. sand.dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.

Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.

Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel + 12:37 Gr. having departed.departed from Ramesses to Socchoth, to the full number of six hundred thousand footmen, even men, besides the baggage.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25

The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →

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