1. When the Canaanite king of Arad in the southern part of Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming by way of Atharim, he attacked them and captured some of them.
2. Then the Israelites made a vow to the Lord: “If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate and could not be used; it had to be destroyed. them and their cities to you and will destroy them.”