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Joshua 11:12 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Joshua 11:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 11 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.”
Joshua 11:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 11:12
All the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take—The comprehensive victory over multiple city-states fulfilled God's promise to give Israel the land. The verb take (לָכַד, lakhad, capture/seize) emphasizes military conquest, while utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִים, hecherim) again invokes herem devotion to God.As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded—This phrase anchors Joshua's actions in covenantal obedience, not personal vendetta. The title servant of the LORD (עֶבֶד יְהוָה, eved YHWH) appears 40 times for Moses, emphasizing that conquest fulfilled divine mandate transm...
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Cross-References for Joshua 11:12
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“that Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance”
“and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them”
“saying”
“and the king of it”
“so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that Yahweh commanded Moses.”
“as it is written in the book of the law of Moses”
“and struck it with the edge of the sword”
“and struck it with the edge of the sword”
“and the king of it”
“and said”