Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joshua 10:4 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Joshua 10:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 10 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Joshua 10:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 10:4
Adoni-zedek's message to allied kings: '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 imperative 'come up' indicates urgent summons. Jerusalem's elevated position (geographically highest city in region) makes 'come up' literally accurate. The request for help (azar, עָזַר—to aid, assist) creates coalition obligation. The target—Gibeon—is strategic: punishing defectors deters further defections. The phrase 'it hath made peace' treats Gibeon's survival strategy as betrayal. The dual naming 'Joshua and...Israel' re...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 10:4
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“and made a covenant with them”
“when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai”
“don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
“you peoples”
“performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth”
“the Jews conspired together to kill him”
“Gog and Magog”
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.,Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.,,,,,,,,”
“the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world”
“and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”