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Joshua 6:24 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joshua 6:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 6 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.”
Joshua 6:24 (KJV)
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They burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only the silver and gold, and articles of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. (JOS 6:24)
Commentary on Joshua 6:24
The phrase 'even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us' reports Canaanite psychological collapse. The Hebrew מוּג (mug—to melt, faint, dissolve) indicates complete demoralization—not mere anxiety but absolute terror rendering them incapable of effective resistance. This fulfills God's promise: 'I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come' (Exodus 23:27). The conquest succeeds not through Israel's military superiority but through God-induced terror. This pattern repeats: 'the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every be...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 6:24
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“and made it a heap forever”
“and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem”
“and the beast”
“and shall burn with fire the city”
“mourning”
“and gold”