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Joshua 21:44 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Joshua 21:44 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 21 verse 44 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.”
Joshua 21:44 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 21:44
This verse emphasizes the rest and victory God provided Israel, fulfilling promises made to Moses. The phrase 'the LORD gave them rest round about' (vayanach Yahweh lahem misaviv, וַיָּנַח יְהוָה לָהֶם מִסָּבִיב) uses nuach (נוּחַ), meaning to rest, settle, or cease from conflict. This rest wasn't merely military cessation but covenant peace—the goal of redemptive history (Hebrews 4:1-11). The phrase 'according to all that he sware unto their fathers' roots this rest in divine oath, particularly Deuteronomy 12:9-10's promise of rest in the land. The comprehensive statement 'there stood not a m...
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Cross-References for Joshua 21:44
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“according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war.”
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”
“he will go over before you; he will destroy these nations from before you”
“lest the animals of the field increase on you.”
“Sea of Reeds} even to the sea of the Philistines”
“you”
“and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh”
“as he spoke to them: therefore now turn you”
“as he has given you”