1. The Canaanite king of Arad, who was dwelling in the Negev, heard that Israel came along the way of Atharim; he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.
2. Israel made a vow to Yahweh, and they said, “If you will surely give this people into our hand, then we will destroy their cities.”
3. Yahweh heard the voice of Israel; he gave to them the Canaanites, and they destroyed them and their cities. They called the name of the place Hormah.
4. They set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient along the way.
5. The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the desert? There is no food and no water, and our hearts detest this miserable food.”