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Joshua 10:3 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Joshua 10:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 10 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,”
Joshua 10:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 10:3
Adoni-zedek assembles a coalition: sending to four other kings (Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon) with the message 'Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.' The number five (Jerusalem plus four allies) creates a significant alliance. The invitation 'come up unto me' suggests Jerusalem's primacy or elevation (geographically and politically). The verb 'help' (עָזַר, azar) requests military assistance, forming coalition warfare. The stated target—Gibeon—reveals the strategy: punish the defector to deter others. The...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 10:3
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“inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.”
“and Lachish”
“Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron”
“And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”
“the king of Jerusalem”
“they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool”
“in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah”
“Eleph”
“And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”
“the inhabitants of Jerusalem”