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Joshua 10:33 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Joshua 10:33 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 10 verse 33 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.”
Joshua 10:33 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 10:33
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish—this verse introduces a secondary conflict within the Lachish campaign. Horam's name (הֹרָם) possibly means "exalted" or "consecrated," though etymology remains uncertain. His decision to aid Lachish reveals the regional panic Joshua's campaign generated—Canaanite kings recognized that if Lachish fell, no city was safe. The verb "came up" (alah, עָלָה) indicates movement from lower to higher elevation, as Gezer (in the coastal plain) sat lower than Lachish (in the Shephelah foothills).Gezer held immense strategic importance, controlling the coas...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 10:33
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“Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.”
“and are become servants to do forced labor.”
“to the border of Beth Horon the lower”
“one; the king of Gezer”
“the city of refuge for the manslayer”
“to build the house of Yahweh”
“that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai”
“Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs”