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Joshua 9:24 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Joshua 9:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 9 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Joshua 9:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 9:24
Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded... to destroy all the inhabitants—the Gibeonites' theological awareness is remarkable. They knew not merely Israel's military prowess but the divine mandate behind the conquest (הִשָּׁמֵד, hisshamed—to utterly destroy). Their phrase we were sore afraid of our lives (וַנִּירָא מְאֹד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ, vanirah me'od lenafshoteinu) reveals existential terror at God's holiness, not merely human armies.Unlike Jericho's doomed citizens or Ai's defenders, the Gibeonites responded to revelation with action, choosing survival...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 9:24
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“which are not of the cities of these nations.”
“and shall cast out many nations before you”
“but are not able to kill the soul. Rather”
“then shall those who you let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes”
“Sea of Reeds} even to the sea of the Philistines”
“From a very far country your servants are come because of the name of Yahweh your God: for we have heard the fame of him”
“and said”
“and tell them”
“and will confuse them with a great confusion”
“The people shall hear”