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Joshua 7:5 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Joshua 7:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 7 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. in: or, in Morad”
Joshua 7:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 7:5
The men of Ai killed about thirty-six Israelites and chased them from the gate to Shebarim, striking them in the descent. Though numerically small casualties by ancient warfare standards, the defeat's significance was profound. The Hebrew שְׁבָרִים (sheba rim) means 'breaking places' or 'stone quarries'—likely a descent where fleeing troops were vulnerable. The phrase 'smote them in the going down' indicates pursuit casualties—the most dangerous phase of retreat. But the greater casualty was spiritual: 'the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.' This is the exact language used of C...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 7:5
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“I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.,And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you., וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִי־נָפְלָה אֵימַתְכֶם עָלֵינוּ וְכִי נָמֹגוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶם׃ ,and she said unto the men: I know that the LORD hath given you the land”
“our hearts melted”
“and everyone's heart will melt.”
“when all the kings of the Amorites”
“when they tell you”
“who lived in that hill country”
“I am poured out like water”
“void”