Joshua 15:63

Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 15

“As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.”Joshua 15:63

What Does Joshua 15:63 Mean?

Joshua 15:63 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 15, verse 63 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Joshua 15:63 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Judges 1:21“And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.”Exodus 23:29“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.”Judges 1:8“Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.”Joshua 15:8“And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:”2 Samuel 5:6“And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.”1 Kings 9:21“Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.”Judges 19:10“But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.”1 Chronicles 11:4“And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.”Joshua 11:3“And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.”Joshua 16:10“And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.”Deuteronomy 7:22“And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.”Joshua 10:3“Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,”Joshua 17:12“Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.”Joshua 18:16“And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,”Joshua 18:28“And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”Judges 19:11“And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.”2 Samuel 24:16“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.”1 Chronicles 8:28“These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.”Psalms 106:34“They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:”Psalms 106:35“But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.”

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