Yahweh listened to Israel’s voice and gave the Canaanites over to them, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So that place was named Hormah.
In context
1When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the Atharim road, he fought against Israel and took some of them captive. 2Then Israel made a vow to Yahweh: “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, I will devote their cities to destruction.” 3Yahweh listened to Israel’s voice and gave the Canaanites over to them, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So that place was named Hormah. 4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way, 5and the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread and no water, and we are sick of this wretched food!”
