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Judges 18:9 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Judges 18:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 18 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.”
Judges 18:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 18:9
And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. The spies' exhortation mimics faithful language from conquest narratives—"arise" (qumah, קוּמָה), "go up" (na'aleh, נַעֲלֶה), "the land...is very good" (ha'arets...tovah me'od, הָאָרֶץ...טוֹבָה מְאֹד). The phrase "very good" echoes God's assessment of creation (Genesis 1:31) and Caleb's description of Canaan (Numbers 14:7), giving their proposal spiritual veneer. Yet unlike Caleb's faith-filled report about God...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 18:9
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“and said”
“descended from the mountain”
“How long are you slack to go in to possess the land”
“behold”
“You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we are still, and don't take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
“and behave yourselves like men”
“and let us play the man for our people”
“but for the food which remains to eternal life”
“brothers”